start a fire
Example Sentences
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Chilean police announced on Thursday the arrest of a third person in the country's wildfire-ravaged south who they said was deliberately trying to start a fire.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
“Now everything is so wet it is hard to even start a fire with wood,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
"Because there is no cooking gas, no food. When we want to have a cup of tea, I collect leaves to start a fire."
From BBC • May 2, 2025
Not only are more homes at risk from wildland fires; these environments now have more residents who might start a fire.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023
“You ever notice how when you start a fire, the memory of exactly how it burned stays with you lonnnnnnng after you extinguish it?” he says, staring through the window.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
