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Example sentences for "afire"

Lexicographically close words:
affter; affusion; afghani; afield; afin; aflame; afloat; afoor; afoot; afor
  1. But, already, his imagination was afire with the thought of bursting in on Eve that very night, with the glittering trophy.

  2. Dan Rorke, his expert eye following each move, his soul afire with prideful ecstasy at his untried chum's marvellous war genius.

  3. About a hundred aircraft used the field on 25 October, and twenty-five of these were destroyed in crash landings, one of which set the fuel dump afire at night.

  4. It entered Ormoc harbor on 28 November and had completed most of its unloading when the vessels were either sunk or set afire by U.

  5. Several incendiary bombs fell on the San Pablo strip, setting a gasoline dump afire and burning a liaison plane.

  6. Phidias may be all afire with the conception of Jove, but unless he is a scientific man to the extent of a knowledge of anatomy, he is no better artist than Strephon who cannot mould the handle of a goblet.

  7. She sat up straight on his knees and looked at him, afire with an idea.

  8. Well, the national warehouse is afire in many places, and no end of the good things are running to waste.

  9. I remember that my body seemed all afire and that I became enraged and forbade them to take me to Summer House.

  10. Lodowick Putman's house is afire and they've murdered him and Aaron.

  11. Then we set twenty dips afire by the chimney, and filled it up with dry logs.

  12. I galloped over the shattered fence which was still afire where the charred rails lay in the grass.

  13. The sun sank blood-red behind the unbroken forests, and the sky over Cherry Valley seemed to be all afire as I turned away and entered the twilight of the woods, lugging my sack of provisions on my back.

  14. I should have done better not to have muffled myself in this beard; my throat's afire and I feel I shall die of thirst.

  15. As I was reading the 'Andromeda'[391] on the ship, I suddenly felt my heart afire with a wish so violent.

  16. Tar-barrels would be set afire and rolled blazing along the streets, and lighted torches swung round on chains, high above the heads of those who carried them.

  17. Twas after she'd set the ship afire and sought to murder Don Federigo; we left her in the 'tween-decks and I found her nigh stifled by the smoke.

  18. The ship's afire and 'tis an ill thing to burn, so do I bring you kinder death!

  19. The hull country's afire back of us, and the wind bringin' it down on a long lope.

  20. I wouldn't be su'prised to see this hull range afire any time.

  21. If this town ketches afire and burns up, I hope you run into the ditch before you git ten mile!

  22. Wall Street's afire and burning up, so they say.

  23. Didn't you set the house afire when you went up in the garret?

  24. It couldn't ketch afire up there if she did," replied uncle Nathan, as he followed his nephew up the ladder.

  25. It was towed to the middle of the river, set afire in every place, and then they jumped into a little skiff fastened in front, and rowed to land.

  26. Up and down the levee, as far as we could see, negroes were rolling it down to the brink of the river where they would set them afire and push the bales in to float burning down the tide.

  27. Seemed as if when he got home, his pa was all tired out and glad to set down an' rest, but Henry was afire to be up an' goin'.

  28. Sally's face was all afire with dancing lights, and she laughed the gayest little laugh.

  29. The sun set in a gold and crimson glory, working its magic metamorphosis on river, banks, and bottoms, painting the colored cliffs and setting afire the crystals in which their clay was rich.

  30. He were fast asleep that night, and his bed were afire when I wackened him.

  31. I don't think house is afire yet, but it must catch the thack before long.

  32. Looks to me," he said, "as if there was something afire over there.

  33. If Rosalind was afire with curiosity she did not betray the fact.

  34. Rosalind followed mechanically, but her brain was afire with activity.

  35. But I don't propose that another shall be set afire in just the same way.

  36. How the stack had been set afire was a mystery.

  37. They slept late, as they always did, and not having policed the camp or put out their fire, scarcely had they plunged into Lost Park, the next morning, when one of them looking back saw the trees afire where they had been.

  38. It was afire when we came in and we put it out.

  39. The time for their annual return has come--has passed, and still the pitiless sun scorches the brown earth as if it would set afire the grass it has already burned to tinder-dryness.

  40. Flamed the red radiance of a sky, set all afire beyond, Slowly o'er the eastern sea-bluffs a milder glory shone, And the sunset and the moonrise were mingled into one!

  41. Then she told him all that had befallen her, and indeed, since he lost her, life had not been light to him nor had sleep been sweet, and he abode now wondering, then weeping and anon afire for longing.

  42. Thereupon he waxed distracted, with a heart afire for love of the chief damsel and repenting him that he had not stolen her plumery.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "afire" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abandoned; ablaze; afire; aglow; alight; ardent; blazing; breathless; burning; committed; cordial; dedicated; delirious; devoted; devout; drunk; earnest; enthusiastic; excited; exuberant; faithful; febrile; fervent; fervid; feverish; fiery; fire; fired; flagrant; flaming; flaring; flickering; flushed; fuming; glowing; hearty; heated; hot; ignited; impassioned; incandescent; inflamed; inspired; intense; intent; intoxicated; keen; kindled; lighted; live; lively; living; loyal; passionate; perfervid; reeking; resolute; scintillating; serious; sincere; smoking; smoldering; spirited; steaming; steamy; unextinguished; unrestrained; vehement; vigorous; warm; zealous