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

Army Ranger Pat Tillman pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to setting fire to a Northern California post office last summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

In less than two weeks, protests that had choked the streets were reduced to small groups of students chanting slogans and setting fire to rubbish skips.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

That was another bridge he was setting fire to, although it might not burn so fast.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez