torch

Example Sentences

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When Smith asked the defendant if she knew a Gavin Ford, the grandson of the owner of the house which was torched, or anyone in Ferndale, she said she did not.

From BBC

A military policeman steps out of a small guard’s hut, switching on a torch and pointing it down.

From Literature

Warsh didn’t spend years positioning himself for this job to torch it on principle.

From MarketWatch

The high-school bullies in “Mean Girls” kept a “burn book” full of gossip they could use to torch others’ reputations.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's so brilliant to be in that galley and watch the torches go around, there is just not enough words to describe it," he added.

From BBC