set fire to

1. see set on fire.

Example Sentences

When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

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In July, they even tried to set fire to the ruins of the Church of St. George, a 5th century Byzantine structure on Taybeh’s hilltop, Hanna and religious leaders said; the Israeli government says it’s unclear what started the blaze.

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He eventually abandoned his vehicle and tried to set fire to it before running away, Brechkoff said.

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During a single massacre in June, Islamist militants set fire to buildings where Nigerian Christians slept and attacked those escaping with machetes, murdering as many as 200.

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During the Spanish Civil War, Catalan anarchists set fire to the crypt, destroying plans and plaster models created by Gaudí that would guide future construction.

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Related Words

• burn 
• inflame 
• kindle