arsonist
Example Sentences
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If an arsonist was found responsible in the Eaton fire, Rahmani said, that would have a huge effect on legal claims.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
Indeed, Mark Zuckerberg offering Instagram-specific screen-time reports and time limits has the whiff of an arsonist handing out firefighting tips.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025
He became the arsonist who laid claim to being the heroic firefighter.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2025
“The idea was not to catch the arsonist or the mythical cow that kicked over the lantern in Chicago,” Cohen said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
He’d grown up being called a freak, an arsonist, because whenever he got angry, things burned.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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