set ablaze
Example Sentences
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For example, the Fairmont the Palm hotel in Dubai that was set ablaze early in the war was insured against terrorism and sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The oil wells set ablaze in Kuwait in the 1990s during the first Gulf War took months to extinguish and released an estimated 130 to 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
There’s no doubt that houses were set ablaze.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
The theater’s traditional proscenium stage, which Lea Michele not so long ago set ablaze in her performance as Fanny Brice in the revival of “Funny Girl,” has been reconfigured into an in-the-round auditorium.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Within a minute their clothes combust, grass is set ablaze.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
