ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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Examples of ablaze in a Sentence
the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze.
—CBS News, 15 May 2024
Wisconsin homebuilding still hasn't recovered from Great Recession Before the Great Recession, Wisconsin's home construction industry was ablaze.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
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CBS News, 15 May 2024
Wisconsin homebuilding still hasn't recovered from Great Recession Before the Great Recession, Wisconsin's home construction industry was ablaze.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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