set fire to

Example Sentences

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I had to set fire to my scorecard, and to the column I had just drafted, which touched on all the expected big-name challengers who had bowed out of the mayoral race in the past several days: L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Jacques gave an insulted huff, which set fire to a nearby bush.

From Literature

The flares instantly set fire to the surrounding acoustic foam panels, installed to deaden the sound.

From BBC

“My niece Penelope has an affliction of the foot,” she said, shooting me a look that could have set fire to kindling wood.

From Literature

Her life had been so much better, so much easier, before he had waltzed into it, before he’d gone and set fire to the success and stability that she had carved into the world for herself.

From Literature