set fire to

Example Sentences

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I might just as well set fire to my money.

From MarketWatch

Many people are burning wood to cook and stay warm, and if they can’t find that, they set fire to whatever burns, including trash.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the getaway was a catastrophe, the culprits failing to set fire to their truck and ladder to eliminate DNA evidence, and dropping loot during their exit—specifically, a crown made for the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III. “It had more than a thousand diamonds, 50-some emeralds,” says Ms. Sciolino.

From The Wall Street Journal

Club Pulse, in the eastern town of Kocani, was packed with young Macedonians attending a concert by a popular hip-hop duo when sparks from pyrotechnic devices set fire to the ceiling.

From BBC

When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

From BBC