Sentence examples for was alight from inspiring English sources

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was alight

adjective

Lit, on fire, switched on.

  • The sticks were damp and wouldn't catch alight.

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So the car was alight with triumph.

Social media was alight with comments".

She was alight, thrilled, and, I'll bet, relieved.

Twitter was alight with discussion about the play.

Then she realized that the cigarette she held in her hand was alight — was burning.

Iowa was alight with TV advertising, but also alive with personal conversations about the candidates.

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Louise came out to meet him as he was alighting from the taxi at the colonial-style front door.

Heaven is alight.

Her eyes are alight like coals.

Why's that?" "It's alight".

A background sizzle announces that the ovens are alight.

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