Examples of aflame in a Sentence
the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it
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Corbin returned home after Floyd’s murder by a police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020, and was outside the 3rd police precinct the night protesters overtook the building and set it aflame.
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Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
The world is a dark place right now; the most powerful in our midst are using the politics of violence and fear to try to set the Middle East aflame.
—Steven W. Thrasher
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
After blazing through Season 13, this veteran diva is taking a pit stop from her tours and residencies to set the competition aflame.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Demonstrators in Los Angeles have stormed federal buildings and set cars aflame after four local ICE raids sparked widespread outrage.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 June 2025
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Eamon Whalen, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
The world is a dark place right now; the most powerful in our midst are using the politics of violence and fear to try to set the Middle East aflame.
—Steven W. Thrasher
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
After blazing through Season 13, this veteran diva is taking a pit stop from her tours and residencies to set the competition aflame.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Demonstrators in Los Angeles have stormed federal buildings and set cars aflame after four local ICE raids sparked widespread outrage.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for aflame
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“Aflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aflame. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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