ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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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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Malcolm Browne, then an Associated Press correspondent, won awards for his images from 1963 capturing a Buddhist monk setting himself ablaze in Saigon.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
He is accused of breaking into the governor's residence early Sunday and setting the home ablaze with homemade Molotov cocktails, forcing Shapiro and his family to evacuate.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Somebody has been setting trees ablaze in Carmichael and now Metro Fire investigators are on the case.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Right away, Kansas City was the beneficiary of a bogus offensive pass interference against A.J. Brown that set social media ablaze.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
He is accused of breaking into the governor's residence early Sunday and setting the home ablaze with homemade Molotov cocktails, forcing Shapiro and his family to evacuate.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Somebody has been setting trees ablaze in Carmichael and now Metro Fire investigators are on the case.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Right away, Kansas City was the beneficiary of a bogus offensive pass interference against A.J. Brown that set social media ablaze.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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