set ablaze
Example Sentences
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Navy and a U.A.E. oil transit hub, which was set ablaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The first fire last year occurred when a Toyota, previously owned by the prime minister, was set ablaze in north London.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The oil wells set ablaze in Kuwait in the 1990s during the first Gulf War took months to extinguish and released an estimated 130 to 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
The two tankers were set ablaze near Iraq's southern port of Basra, forcing a pause of operations at the country's oil terminals.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Maybe I had been infected by the smell of evergreen boughs being gathered into piles and set ablaze in celebration of Tehlu’s triumph.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
