set on fire
Example Sentences
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Atkinson added that in the early hours of the morning on 7 May - 24 hours before the car was set on fire - Lavrynovych travelled from home to north London and back.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
A 25-metre high wooden structure is set on fire at the Nikola Lanivets art park in Russia's Kaluga region as part of celebrations for Maslenitsa.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 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
True to the festival’s name, every structure at Burning Man is temporary, as many buildings, along with the effigy, are set on fire by the end of the festival.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025
Like a piece of my heart has been carved out and set on fire.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
