set fire
Example Sentences
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Rozel Shrestha, 12, set fire to a tiny effigy made of straw and barley, representing his missing father, at Kathmandu's Pashupati temple on the banks of the Bagmati river.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The intense heat from a fire could damage or set fire to things even when its flames had not physically reached a building.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He was an assistant for Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors during their back-to-back championship runs in 2017 and 2018 as they set fire to nets across the NBA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Police in San Francisco, a hub for tech development, said they had responded after reports that someone had tried to set fire to a gate at the sprawling home.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Eventually, after the raids started, someone set fire to the building trying to cook Spam over a hall fire and me and mom were on the street.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
