set fire

Example Sentences

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Soon after, Duverne tried to set fire to an emergency light in an elevator vestibule, Lalaind added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Unfortunately for Chelsea, they then "set fire to points", drawing from winning positions at home to Leeds and Burnley before Sanchez's mistake at Arsenal triggered the renewed goalkeeper rotation.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

"We've set fire to four points from two home games," said Rosenior.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Paroled Union soldiers at Camp Douglas in Chicago set fire to their barracks in protest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

On February 27, 1933, one month after Hitler’s appointment, a known Communist and arsonist set fire to the Reichstag, the parliamentary building.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti