light a flame
Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words
often figurative
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Examples (10)
- His words managed to light a flame of hope in her heart.
- The coach's speech helped light a flame of determination in the team.
- Her passion for justice would light a flame that burned for decades.
- The teacher's encouragement could light a flame of curiosity in any student.
- Their meeting would light a flame of romance that lasted a lifetime.
- The revolutionary's words helped light a flame of rebellion across the nation.
- Her childhood experiences served to light a flame of compassion within her.
- The artist's work continues to light a flame of inspiration in viewers.
- His dedication to the cause would light a flame of activism in others.
- The discovery helped light a flame of scientific curiosity that drove her career.