aflame

adjective or adverb

: afire

Examples of aflame in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Middle East was aflame, and Biden’s approval rating was among the lowest of any President in history, but, for the moment, he was preoccupied with Donald Trump. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 Police have used tear gas to disperse protests, and there were reports of looting and government buildings being set aflame. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024 Witness video from Miami, broadcast on the city’s NBC station, showed a plane that appeared to be partially aflame flying through the sky. Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024 The region has been aflame since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, murdering 1,200 Israelis, kidnapping hundreds more, and spiriting away the innocents into an underground hell. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024 In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a pair of Israeli Phantom warplanes, their tails aflame, streaked above his head one night like shooting stars before crashing into the valley. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023 Movies Tustin hangar fire: Air base was a major Hollywood player in ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Pearl Harbor’ and more Nov. 7, 2023 Coe said late Sunday that the hangar’s west wall, which didn’t previously have substantial fire damage, was aflame. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023 From the moment Lindsay Lohan's voiceover began, millennial hearts everywhere were set aflame. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023 But the echoes of Hamas' brutality are still clearly visible: The gate to enter the kibbutz has been destroyed, cars demolished, and the exterior walls to homes are completely blackened from being set aflame. Richard Engel, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aflame was in the 15th century

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“Aflame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aflame. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

aflame

adjective or adverb
: afire

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