ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
… his face all ablaze with excitement.—
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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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The lines are growing at Russian gas stations — and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Earlier that day, a business in Iroquois, Ontario, had been found ablaze.
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Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison were tied up, shot and left inside the yogurt shop as it was set ablaze.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In Yangon alone, some $321 million worth of 31 different types of drugs were set ablaze, Aung Myat Soe added.
—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Earlier that day, a business in Iroquois, Ontario, had been found ablaze.
—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison were tied up, shot and left inside the yogurt shop as it was set ablaze.
—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In Yangon alone, some $321 million worth of 31 different types of drugs were set ablaze, Aung Myat Soe added.
—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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