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Examples of aglow in a Sentence
The lights of the city were aglow in the distance.
The room was aglow with candlelight.
The children were aglow with excitement.
The town was aglow with pride.
Recent Examples on the Web
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles was aglow.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The sky behind it is aglow with a bright golden hue that rises through orange and red into a warm chestnut brown, suggesting night.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
The Lake Forest Golf Course was all aglow Saturday night, Feb. 10, for its annual Winter Glow Ball event.
—Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024
For the past 30 years, the state’s largest botanical cactus garden has been set aglow by more than a million holiday lights.
—Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Because of this, many unknowingly miss out on these golden-orange dunes that come aglow in the afternoon sun.
—Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2023
On the eve of the competition, iconic buildings in and near downtown were aglow with Lions’ blue.
—Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
Every surface was aglow at 6 p.m. and the light flooded each of the nine fitting rooms.
—Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The Rockefeller tree is all aglow, locals and tourists alike trot through Bryant Park’s Winter Village, the Saks window displays are a decadent delight, and ice skating escapades take over weekend plans.
—Abrigail Williams, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near aglow
Cite this Entry
“Aglow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aglow. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
aglow
adjective
: glowing with warmth or excitement
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