arsonist

Example Sentences

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Once again, he is both arsonist and fireman.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

“This is no different than the arsonist putting out the fire.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Indeed, Mark Zuckerberg offering Instagram-specific screen-time reports and time limits has the whiff of an arsonist handing out firefighting tips.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

A would-be arsonist explains himself — his motive: boredom — as slashing guitars scrape against the mechanized thump of a Roland drum machine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

He’d grown up being called a freak, an arsonist, because whenever he got angry, things burned.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan