set fire to

phrase

: to deliberately cause something to burn

Someone set fire to the shack.

Examples of set fire to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, known for extreme political actions including nailing his scrotum to Moscow’s Red Square and setting fire to the FSB headquarters, faces losing his refugee status in France. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Several years before, in 1991, an unknown perpetrator set fire to a portion of the Willamette National Forest. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

The Folsom Police Department responded shortly before noon Sunday, according to daily activity logs, which state an unknown suspect reportedly punched out the passenger door lock and set fire to the vehicle. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

On April 7, Abdulkarim allegedly took video of himself setting fire to paper goods in the Ontario, California, distribution center, prosecutors said. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for set fire to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup