setting fire
Example Sentences
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This just in: Large numbers of American women are setting fire to their money.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Amir Ali Mirjafari was accused of setting fire to the Gholhak Grand Mosque and also of working with the Israeli espionage agency Mossad, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
One man was arrested on Evia for allegedly deliberately setting fire to dried grass in the island’s Karystos area.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2023
In the John Lewis advert, Excitable Edgar is seen accidentally melting a child's snowman, setting fire to Christmas decorations, and burning through an ice rink, creating a hole.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023
“Enjoy it, Rufe. At least he’s not out setting fire to the stable or trying to drown himself.”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
