setting fire

Example Sentences

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This just in: Large numbers of American women are setting fire to their money.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Amir Ali Mirjafari was accused of setting fire to the Gholhak Grand Mosque and also of working with the Israeli espionage agency Mossad, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Army Ranger Pat Tillman pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to setting fire to a Northern California post office last summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

A second man was arrested in the Larissa area in central Greece, also for allegedly deliberately setting fire to dried vegetation.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023

I could have finished faster, but I figured caution's best when setting fire to rocket fuel in an enclosed space.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir