set fire
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, he called 911 after seeing a man set fire to vines hanging from the freeway’s sound wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
A Ukrainian man accused of conspiring to set fire to a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer has told a court that he refused to film the attack despite an alleged accomplice "begging" him to.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
British troops set fire to the White House and other public buildings in August 1814 as part of the Burning of Washington.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The strikes late Saturday set fire to oil-storage tanks at a refinery south of the Iranian capital, prompting Iran to advise citizens there to stay in their homes to avoid the resulting air pollution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
To do this, they’d cut a small chunk of the horsehoof mushroom that grows on dead birch trees, and set fire to it, then blown it out so that it was just shouldering.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
