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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That evening, the sun set them ablaze as if the fire in his belly sought release.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed an infant star 20 times larger than the sun setting interstellar clouds ablaze.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Then, once the song has ascended to its chorus, there is a dove, ablaze.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Andor was a critical darling, but other shows and movies from franchise haven’t exactly been setting the galaxy ablaze.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed an infant star 20 times larger than the sun setting interstellar clouds ablaze.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Then, once the song has ascended to its chorus, there is a dove, ablaze.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Andor was a critical darling, but other shows and movies from franchise haven’t exactly been setting the galaxy ablaze.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
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 23 Jan. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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