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set ablaze
verb as in fire
Example Sentences
In numerous cities outside of Cairo, reports and photos were emerging of Coptic churches set ablaze.
And indeed, the rioting seems rather tame by American or British standards—cars set ablaze, stones hurled at first responders.
Early Friday morning, 21 cars and small trucks were set ablaze in Hollywood and West Hollywood.
The arson spree began early Friday when 21 cars and small trucks were set ablaze in Hollywood and West Hollywood.
As Arrington sat in his jail cell, the next night, 17 cars and small trucks were set ablaze in Hollywood and West Hollywood.
The smudge-pot artillery was set ablaze, and kept blazing until the news came that the icy forces had retreated.
No, it was not simply one airplane he had set ablaze; it was two, one above Corbeny, the other above Juvincourt.
Fires, started by the shells, lit up the battlefield on every side, like torches set ablaze for our glory.
The words seemed to be set ablaze by the divine fires of a soul maddened by a great wrong.
And in his eyes, fixed upon the medicine-man's face with an unblinking stare, a spark glimmered as if his mind were set ablaze.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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