set ablaze
Example Sentences
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Navy—and at one of America’s allies, the United Arab Emirates, where an oil transit hub was set ablaze.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
Directed by Bijan Sheibani, the production was set ablaze by the percussive accompaniment of musician Stan Mathabane and the in-sync rhythms of the three-person cast: Sheaun McKinney, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024
There’s no doubt that houses were set ablaze.
From New York Times • May 21, 2024
Within a minute their clothes combust, grass is set ablaze.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
