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start a fire

VERB
fire
Synonyms
STRONG
enkindle ignite kindle light
WEAK
put a match to set ablaze set aflame set alight set fire to set on fire touch off
Antonyms
STRONG
extinguish put out

Example Sentences

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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

"Because there is no cooking gas, no food. When we want to have a cup of tea, I collect leaves to start a fire."

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Police said an emergency dispatcher received a call shortly before 7 a.m. about a man trying to start a fire in the parking lot of the Banfield Pet Hospital at 5380 Ralston St.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

“Much as I hate to start a fire on a day like this, we have to boil water,” I told Silas.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson