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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Meanwhile, 260 police officers and 20 protestors have been injured, and 40 police vehicles and 20 private cars have been set ablaze, Khalfi said.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
According to law enforcement, a man rammed a pickup truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township before opening fire and, officials believe, setting the building ablaze.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But during its reign, the Byzantines were known to use Greek fire in battle, particularly at sea where it was employed to set enemy ships ablaze, experts say.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
According to law enforcement, a man rammed a pickup truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township before opening fire and, officials believe, setting the building ablaze.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But during its reign, the Byzantines were known to use Greek fire in battle, particularly at sea where it was employed to set enemy ships ablaze, experts say.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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