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
“It is kind of a dry lightning setup where you get the lightning that could start a fire but not the rain that would put it out,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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
Out under the trees, some rangers had found enough duff and dry wood to start a fire beneath a slanting ridge of slate.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
