set on fire
Example Sentences
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The father of a young family has described how he rushed into their home to grab their pet dog and personal belongings after the listed building next door was set on fire.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Persian-language TV channels based outside Iran also posted images of a statue of Soleimani in the central city of Kashan being set on fire.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
Not much mention is made of Alexandria’s library—first set on fire accidentally by Julius Caesar and damaged fatally over the ensuing years—or its epic lighthouse, one of the fabled Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025
The saganaki here is quite delicious and of course served in a theatrical manner, set on fire tableside with shouts of opa!
From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025
Of course, nobody ever knew how the dump was set on fire.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
