start a fire
Example Sentences
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Theoretically, making a bet could give someone the perverse incentive to start a fire, or help one grow.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Chilean police announced on Thursday the arrest of a third person in the country's wildfire-ravaged south who they said was deliberately trying to start a fire.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Now everything is so wet it is hard to even start a fire with wood,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
“Just be extra aware of your surroundings,” he said, and be careful with anything that could start a fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
I start a fire in the stove with some lumber scraps we find behind the ladder in the little hallway.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
