start a fire
Example Sentences
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“Beef” season 2 has enough friction between two pairs that work at a country club to start a fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
“It is kind of a dry lightning setup where you get the lightning that could start a fire but not the rain that would put it out,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
But even if they got past him unrecognized, how were they going to start a fire while the others were still standing around?
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
