set fire to
Example Sentences
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Israel's military said in a statement to AFP that army and police forces "were dispatched to the area of Tell following a report and footage that was received after the fact regarding suspects who set fire to a mosque and sprayed graffiti."
From Barron's
"We've set fire to four points from two home games," said Rosenior.
From Barron's
Paroled Union soldiers at Camp Douglas in Chicago set fire to their barracks in protest.
Though he landed the first of his seven Oscar nominations for the role, Mr. Duvall didn’t get to set fire to the scenery.
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
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