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
Just before she vanished, Nika was filmed on the evening of 20 September near Laleh Park in central Tehran, standing on a dumpster setting fire to hijabs.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024
A second man was arrested in the Larissa area in central Greece, also for allegedly deliberately setting fire to dried vegetation.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 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
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