set ablaze
Example Sentences
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Religious artefacts were moved to safety but a large section of the roof was set ablaze after a drone attack.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
For example, the Fairmont the Palm hotel in Dubai that was set ablaze early in the war was insured against terrorism and sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The ambulances owned by Hatzola were set ablaze in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday, leading to an investigation led by the Metropolitan Police's counter-terror unit.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The oil wells set ablaze in Kuwait in the 1990s during the first Gulf War took months to extinguish and released an estimated 130 to 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
Within a minute their clothes combust, grass is set ablaze.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
