Sentence examples for alight by from inspiring English sources

Even relatively late in Lear's career, he was set alight by memories of the Romantics.

Later, other officials speculated that the convoy had been set alight by some manner of sabotage.

Both these northerners were set alight by French impressionism and both admired Gauguin's abstract, symbolic boldness.

But it was also on fire, set alight by the balloon's propane burners.

Within hours at least one home was on fire, set alight by unknown hands.

#2014WCQ — James Montague (@JamesPiotr) 22 Mar 13 Banner in Maksimir's East Stand set alight by a discarded flare.

Michael Menson (29) January 1997, Edmonton, north London Set alight by group of youths while in phone box.

This interest was further set alight by my dissertation research into the emergent trend of pumping and bottle-feeding breast milk in the United States.

Many were said by Mr Blé Goudé's and Mr Gbagbo's opponents to have been doused in petrol and set alight by thugs.

They are smart, well-educated; one of them, beside fields set alight by shellfire, cheerfully apologised to me in fluent English for not being able to speak.

BELFAST in flames once again, stones flying, police officers frantically dousing colleagues set alight by petrol bombs: where is the peace process, where the progress?