afire
Example Sentences
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A rainbow flag that hung from a fence at the Pasadena Buddhist Temple was set afire and burned, and police are investigating the incident.
From Los Angeles Times
“When I got back to Pearl Harbor, the whole harbor was afire,” Mr. Potts said in an interview with the American Veterans Center in 2020.
From New York Times
“When I got back to Pearl Harbor, the whole harbor was afire,” He said in the interview.
From Seattle Times
The heavy wooden door of the elegant Bordeaux City Hall was set afire and quickly destroyed Thursday evening by a members of an unauthorized demonstration, the Sud Ouest newspaper said.
From Seattle Times
These have been led mostly by youths who chant and light afire the piles of trash clogging the city because of strikes by garbage workers.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
