How to Use ablaze in a Sentence

ablaze

adjective
  • Huff removed the gas tank, doused it in diesel fuel, and set ablaze.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Most of it would be ablaze the following week, five days later.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Now the area was ablaze; Aragüés found out not long ago that, sadly, the memorial had burned.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The book was written not from the safe distance of resolution, but with the past still ablaze in the present.
    — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • The artists discussed filming the boat burning at sea or filling it with books before setting it ablaze.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • One night, one of the group’s houses is set ablaze, and their friend Evert (Edwin Jonker) is killed.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Next to it, a list of how many men were on the scene; the number of engines, planes, and helicopters; and how many hectares of land were ablaze.
    — Gerry Hadden, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
  • The crew abandoned the vessel, which was adrift and still ablaze hours later, the operations center said.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • In the central city of Limoges, the historic town hall was set ablaze, with video showing its roof collapsing.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • At the scene, officers found an RV trailer on fire, which police said the suspect had set ablaze.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Protesters forced their way into Marseille's city hall, and a tourist office in Lyon was set ablaze.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Firefighters found a two-story house ablaze with flames visible from a rear first-story window, and quickly used a hose like to put out the fire.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • All the while, social media was ablaze with rumors about the assault, including Ezukanma’s name.
    — Mac Engel september 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Protesters have clashed with law enforcement, causing damage and setting school buildings ablaze.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a wave of Houthi attacks on Tuesday set Saudi oil sites ablaze and wounded dozens of people.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Security forces opened fire on demonstrators, killing dozens, while government buildings and politicians’ homes were set ablaze.
    — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The crew abandoned the vessel, which was adrift and still ablaze hours later, the UKMTO said.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • The headquarters of the National Democratic Party was set ablaze.
    — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Wildberries also reported that its warehouse in Sarapul in the region of Udmurtia was struck by a Ukrainian drone and set ablaze.
    — ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Here being Los Angeles, stretches of which then resembled the coming of Ragnarök, when a battle between gods and fire giants ends with the whole world ablaze.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Two more Wildberries warehouses — in the southern Krasnodar and Stavropol regions — were attacked and set ablaze early Wednesday.
    — Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Two more Wildberries warehouses -– in the southern Krasnodar and Stavropol regions -– were attacked and set ablaze early Wednesday.
    — ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Paris — Students fought running battles with police and several schools were ablaze Friday as a new day of violence gripped France with no end in sight to protests that have rocked the country.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Usually, loose electrical equipment from the wiring sets the gym ablaze and electrocutes various characters; sometimes just students, often the school’s principal.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Surveillance footage reportedly at that location showed a man pouring what investigators believe was gasoline onto the altar before setting it ablaze.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
  • Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Nevada as the Hawk Fire continues to spread rapidly and has set over 15,000 acres ablaze.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Lyon's city tourist office was also set ablaze, supermarkets were looted and there were attacks on police officers and vehicles and luxury boutiques, in what was described as the country's worst unrest in years.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The titular musical is a recounting of the 9/11 terror attacks, with original music and cardboard Twin Towers ablaze.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Wildberries also reported its warehouse in Sarapul in the Udmurtia region more than 600 miles from Ukraine, was struck by a Ukrainian drone and set ablaze.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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