ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement—
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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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But with each passing cycle, the debate over what’s true becomes less about smudging the lines in the coloring book than setting it entirely ablaze.
—Philip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Setting the two of them ablaze is almost too easy, leaving Oz an extra beat to gaze into the flames of his burning enemies, indulging in the heat of the win, a bloodlust well satisfied.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Peak Vermont fall foliage 2024, specifically, is predicted to begin September 30, 2024, with the entire state ablaze with peak colors by October 7, 2024.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
With the news that Universal Pictures and Jon M. Chu (In the Heights, Wicked) are adapting Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me into a theatrical biopic, the internet is ablaze with fan-casting ideas for major and minor parts.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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Philip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Setting the two of them ablaze is almost too easy, leaving Oz an extra beat to gaze into the flames of his burning enemies, indulging in the heat of the win, a bloodlust well satisfied.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Peak Vermont fall foliage 2024, specifically, is predicted to begin September 30, 2024, with the entire state ablaze with peak colors by October 7, 2024.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
With the news that Universal Pictures and Jon M. Chu (In the Heights, Wicked) are adapting Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me into a theatrical biopic, the internet is ablaze with fan-casting ideas for major and minor parts.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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