Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enkindle
Verb
  • The Jayhawks could have let Walker score, but didn’t, and instead burned their second timeout on defense with 32 seconds left.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The wildfire has been burning on state land for less than an hour.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers suffered a knee injury, feared to be a torn ACL, in the team’s Sunday afternoon win over the Los Angeles Chargers, igniting more conversation about playing on turf fields.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The duo’s personal collection of vintage outdoor furniture was ignited by a visit to Les Puces market in Paris.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Le Creuset Stoneware Heritage Rectangular Dish This baking dish is crafted from durable stone that maintains even temperatures and prevents scorching.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • People are too casual to throw out terms that inflame others, weak minds.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Disney stated the show was initially pulled to avoid inflaming a tense national situation.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rev 21:10), an ark of salvation sailing through the waters of history and a beacon that illumines the dark nights of this world.
    Daniel Burke, NPR, 9 May 2025
  • The lighting illumines each river in brilliantly bright backdrop colors.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • There’s something so special about those simple joys — putting on a big cozy jacket, lighting the fireplace, and just settling in together as a family.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Another member of the cast, Teyana Taylor, who was married to former Kings player Iman Shumpert from 2016 to 2024, attended multiple Kings games while the film was in-production and lit the beam after a win.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the Braves failed to gain traction by early summer, the consensus among baseball observers was that Snitker wouldn’t be fired during the season.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams and co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson were dismissed Monday.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Enkindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enkindle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!