Sentence examples for set aflame from inspiring English sources

"set aflame" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the act of causing something to catch on fire or ignite. Example: The candles on the birthday cake were set aflame as the celebrant blew them out.

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Yesterday, Twitter was set aflame.

Cars have been set aflame.

Shops and pharmacies were set aflame.

Their leader cried foul and banks were set aflame.

Yet underneath the topical concerns, the characters are set aflame by the timeless spirit of revolutionaries.

Best was the toban-yaki (clay pot) beef, which is set aflame tableside.

The market was set aflame, and the smoke was visible for thirty-five miles.

There Herold surrendered before the barn in which he and Booth were hiding was set aflame.

SIGNATURE DRINK -- Harry Potter: vodka, O.J., triple sec, set aflame with a "magic wand," $7.

Both were doused in a gasoline-like fluid, and several pieces of clothing were set aflame.

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In the sixth such attack in the past week, gunmen fired at NATO tanks carrying fuel, setting aflame about twenty vehicles and killing at least one person.

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