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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Across the street sat the charred shell of a car; a stray ember during the fires had set it aflame yet spared all the buildings around it.
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Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Authorities contended Ware had beaten Dunbar to death and set her body aflame.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The search for the black box from the air ambulance that plunged into a Philadelphia neighborhood continued Sunday as authorities sought to determine what caused Friday's tragedy that killed seven people and set a neighborhood aflame.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
In the kitchen, the chefs are seen pouring liquid nitrogen, tying dumplings and setting food aflame.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Authorities contended Ware had beaten Dunbar to death and set her body aflame.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The search for the black box from the air ambulance that plunged into a Philadelphia neighborhood continued Sunday as authorities sought to determine what caused Friday's tragedy that killed seven people and set a neighborhood aflame.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
In the kitchen, the chefs are seen pouring liquid nitrogen, tying dumplings and setting food aflame.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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