set on fire

1. Also, set fire to . Cause to ignite and burn, as in The drought and high wind combined to set the woods on fire . [c. 1400]

2. Cause to become excited, as in The music set the audience on fire . Also see catch fire ; set the world on fire .

Example Sentences

Many tankers have been set on fire, while drivers and soldiers have been killed or kidnapped in jihadist ambushes.

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A number of Waymo self-driving vehicles were set on fire near Olivera Street, and a group of California Highway Patrol officers on the 101 Freeway were pelted with items from protesters on the overpass above.

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Huguley was driven to a baseball field, bound with duct tape, doused with gasoline and set on fire.

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A police helicopter was targeted with lasers and a police vehicle was also set on fire.

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Masli responded by dreaming up a ritual involving a sock that was set on fire in symbolic purgation of burdensome resentments.

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Related Words

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• grill 
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• sear 
• steam 
• thaw 
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