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

A week later, on June 19, he was taken into custody for allegedly setting fire to an outdoor umbrella at a Menlo Park coffee shop. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

One drone set fire to a gas station near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing with Poland, according to Ukraine's top diplomat and a spokesperson for the local customs force. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

The rebels threw open the prisons and set fire to the New Temple, a Thames-side compound where lawyers-in-training lived and kept the books and records that helped sustain the kingdom’s legal order. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

The separatists set fire to a number of vehicles, said residents Khaled Saleh and Hamoud Nasser. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for set fire to

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