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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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
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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
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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