set alight
Example Sentences
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Hazardous waste -- often from Italy's wealthy north -- has long been set alight or buried in the area around Acerra, a city near Naples, in the southern region of Campania.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
It was set alight in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria police said in a statement, describing it as a "suspicious fire".
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Ronnie Rondell Jr - who was famously set alight for the front cover of Pink Floyd's iconic Wish You Were Here album cover - has died at the age of 88.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
A car linked to Sir Keir was set alight four days earlier on Thursday May 8 on the same street.
From BBC • May 15, 2025
The gilded Statue of the Republic rose before me, set alight by the setting sun until it glowed as brightly as the angel Dumah’s flaming sword.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
