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ablaze
[uh-bleyz]
adjective
burning; on fire.
They set the logs ablaze.
gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc.
excited; eager; zealous; ardent.
very angry.
ablaze
/ əˈɪ /
adjective
on fire; burning
brightly illuminated
emotionally aroused
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Images of police cars ablaze in Los Angeles ran rampant on X over the weekend and while the video footage is real, it did not happen during the anti-ICE protests.
Monday’s protests were largely calmer than Sunday’s melees, which left a trail of foam bullets around the city’s center, buildings vandalized, Waymos set ablaze and many protesters injured from the munitions.
Like multiple street vendors, this trio helped nourish the city during a fraught weekend that saw more than 70 arrests, widespread vandalism and cars set ablaze.
Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway, set self-driving cars ablaze and hurled incendiary devices — and, in some cases, chunks of concrete — at law enforcement officers.
Another appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower to set the interior of a car ablaze.
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