Examples of set fire to in a Sentence
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Three sources from her inner circle told Reuters the decision was taken because a drug cartel set fire to several vehicles shortly before the rally, forcing the federal government to call in the military to restore order.
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Fox News, 28 May 2024
Britain expelled Russia’s defense attache in May after two British men were accused of working with Russian intelligence services to set fire to a London warehouse.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
During World War II, however, Nazi forces deliberately set fire to the Palace on the Isle—and some of the tiles went missing.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
As the condition of the property deteriorated, Mayer started to lose sleep that someone might accidentally set fire to the place.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
An armed man believed to have set fire to a synagogue in northwestern France was shot and killed by police on Friday.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 May 2024
Advertisement In an unrelated plot, federal prosecutors also accused Aslanian of using the same former employee to pay someone to set fire to one of his rental properties in North Hollywood.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
An arsonist set fire to at least 15 police cars at a training facility in northeastern Portland, Oregon, early Thursday morning, authorities said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 May 2024
Fremont police arrested the man on suspicion of arson of property, while Newark police arrested him on suspicion of possession of a flammable material with intent to set fire to a structure.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Fox News, 28 May 2024
Britain expelled Russia’s defense attache in May after two British men were accused of working with Russian intelligence services to set fire to a London warehouse.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
During World War II, however, Nazi forces deliberately set fire to the Palace on the Isle—and some of the tiles went missing.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
As the condition of the property deteriorated, Mayer started to lose sleep that someone might accidentally set fire to the place.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
An armed man believed to have set fire to a synagogue in northwestern France was shot and killed by police on Friday.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 May 2024
Advertisement In an unrelated plot, federal prosecutors also accused Aslanian of using the same former employee to pay someone to set fire to one of his rental properties in North Hollywood.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
An arsonist set fire to at least 15 police cars at a training facility in northeastern Portland, Oregon, early Thursday morning, authorities said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 May 2024
Fremont police arrested the man on suspicion of arson of property, while Newark police arrested him on suspicion of possession of a flammable material with intent to set fire to a structure.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
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