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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One sketch, vetoed by the network, had Tomlin playing a prim mother, Mrs. Beasley, calling her son in from the back yard, which was actually a war zone, ablaze with exploding mortar shells.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
More than 30,000 people fled their homes as multiple wildfires driven by high winds blasted across parts of Southern California on Wednesday, setting homes and hillsides ablaze as roadways clogged with residents scrambling to safety.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
An estimated 1,000 acres are now ablaze in the Pasadena area as fighters battle the Eaton Fire.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Giant smoke plume from Palisades fire visible throughout Los Angeles
05:00 PM EST
Fire reaches Palisades fire station
Fire crews responded to calls that one of their own L.A. fire stations was ablaze.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
More than 30,000 people fled their homes as multiple wildfires driven by high winds blasted across parts of Southern California on Wednesday, setting homes and hillsides ablaze as roadways clogged with residents scrambling to safety.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
An estimated 1,000 acres are now ablaze in the Pasadena area as fighters battle the Eaton Fire.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Giant smoke plume from Palisades fire visible throughout Los Angeles
05:00 PM EST
Fire reaches Palisades fire station
Fire crews responded to calls that one of their own L.A. fire stations was ablaze.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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