setting fire
Example Sentences
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This just in: Large numbers of American women are setting fire to their money.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
A Ukrainian man who is accused of setting fire to the prime minister's house told police he had never heard of Sir Keir Starmer, the Old Bailey has heard.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Amir Ali Mirjafari was accused of setting fire to the Gholhak Grand Mosque and also of working with the Israeli espionage agency Mossad, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
One man was arrested on Evia for allegedly deliberately setting fire to dried grass in the island’s Karystos area.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023
I could have finished faster, but I figured caution's best when setting fire to rocket fuel in an enclosed space.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
