ablaze

adjective or adverb

1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitementBram Stoker

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 wounded are reported to have sustained second and third-degree burns, with over 24 vehicles also set ablaze, according to ABC News. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The mass protests erupted on Monday — with some demonstrators setting ablaze government buildings, including the Parliament and the Supreme Court, as well as the homes of top political leaders, NPR previously reported. Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025 In Paris a restaurant in the affluent 1st arrondissement was also set ablaze. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 Police said McGriff employed the ruse to access the couple's Queens residence and then set it ablaze. Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ablaze

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ablaze was circa 1676

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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

ablaze

adjective
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color

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