Synonyms of aflame
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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At Christmas dinner, Victorians would douse the pudding in brandy and set it aflame as a dramatic gesture.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2025
Then the ships are all aflame and there’s fire everywhere.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Doesn’t sound like the bio that will set hearts aflame in the party of Graham Platner and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
When police exited their vehicle, some people began to jump on the hood of the car, and the cruiser was then hit by fireworks and set aflame.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Aflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aflame. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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