Examples of set fire to in a Sentence
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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.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Klimek: Ultimately, the soldiers set fire to the tobacco barn where Booth was hiding.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Almost a year ago, a group of Port-au-Prince residents lynched and set fire to around a dozen men believed to be gang members launching what became known as the Bwa Kale movement, a vigilante justice movement that rights groups say has sometimes been carried out with members of Haiti’s police.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
How 3 Million Hacked Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend
Hackers have, in the real world, caused blackouts, set fire to a steel mill, and released worms that took down medical record systems in hospitals across the US and the UK.
—Andy Greenberg Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
In March, environmental activists set fire to infrastructure near that same factory, depriving Tesla of sufficient operation power and again causing a pause in production.
—Lora Kolodny, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The attackers set fire to the auditorium, a blaze that spread quickly.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Ukrainian drones hit four Russian refineries, officials on both sides said, adding to a series of recent attacks that have set fire to depots, fuel tanks and other oil infrastructure across Russia.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Unknown perpetrators deliberately set fire to the pylon early on Tuesday morning, the German official said.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Jason Green, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Klimek: Ultimately, the soldiers set fire to the tobacco barn where Booth was hiding.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024
Almost a year ago, a group of Port-au-Prince residents lynched and set fire to around a dozen men believed to be gang members launching what became known as the Bwa Kale movement, a vigilante justice movement that rights groups say has sometimes been carried out with members of Haiti’s police.
—Fredlyn Pierre Louis, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
How 3 Million Hacked Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend
Hackers have, in the real world, caused blackouts, set fire to a steel mill, and released worms that took down medical record systems in hospitals across the US and the UK.
—Andy Greenberg Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 10 Feb. 2024
In March, environmental activists set fire to infrastructure near that same factory, depriving Tesla of sufficient operation power and again causing a pause in production.
—Lora Kolodny, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The attackers set fire to the auditorium, a blaze that spread quickly.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Ukrainian drones hit four Russian refineries, officials on both sides said, adding to a series of recent attacks that have set fire to depots, fuel tanks and other oil infrastructure across Russia.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Unknown perpetrators deliberately set fire to the pylon early on Tuesday morning, the German official said.
—Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
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