How to Use on fire in a Sentence

on fire

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• Court records show that Willacy beat her, bound her and set her on fire before fleeing.
  — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
• Officials were not able to comment on what prompted the man to set himself on fire.
  — ABC News, 2 July 2026
• Crerand was two when his father, on fire watch at a shipyard, was hit and killed by a Luftwaffe bomb.
  — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• TeraWulf has been on fire, soaring more than 500% over the past year.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 June 2026
• The music was so good and Emma D’Arcy was, once again, on fire.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
• For him, love was the one essential in a world perpetually on fire.
  — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
• Latin America is on fire and many believe that growth will continue for years to come.
  — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
• In the DreamBreaker, Dallas was on fire and opened up a huge lead.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• During evening blackouts, residents bang pots and pans, take to the streets to protest, or set the trash piling on the streets on fire.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
• Firefighters first received a 911 call about a mattress on fire in the basement.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
• Even smaller fireworks, like sparklers, burn at very high temperatures and can be hot enough to cause severe burns or set clothing on fire.
  — Parents, 2 July 2026
• The couple then allegedly poured gasoline over the vehicle and set it on fire while Koza was still inside.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• The man told the resident that a neighbor's house was on fire as a distraction, while others walked in and burglarized the house.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• It would be needed, because Verstappen and Antonelli were on fire in the second half of the race.
  — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• Tuscany has always been a top spot for road riding but has more recently emerged as the world epicenter for gravel riding too, and these trips are on fire.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• Michael Olise, aged 24, is another young player who set the tournament on fire and could serve the country for many years to come.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
• To further send a message, the kidnapper sets the hotel on fire to possibly destroy evidence.
  — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
• Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on Telegram, said the hotel roof was on fire.
  — Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
• That argument doesn’t disappear just because Russian refineries are on fire.
  — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
• In Holosiivskyi district, the roof of a multi-story residential building was on fire, Klitschko said.
  — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 1 July 2026
• Andrew Bates previously said two suspects reportedly set a piece of cardboard placed under a vehicle on fire and damaged the vehicle.
  — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
• Our list is brimming with top discounts on fire pit tables, rugs designed by Joanna Gaines, furniture pieces that earned Martha Stewart’s stamp of approval, and so much more.
  — Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
• Footage on social media showed a van and a motorcycle on fire and bloodstains on a busy street near the headquarters of the Tourism Ministry and the Damascus National Museum.
  — Omar Albam, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
• Meanwhile, just hours before, firefighters were called to a nearby property that was on fire — which was none other than Paul’s family’s home at 27 Tilton Drive in Ocean Township.
  — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
• From 2009, Tibet was hit by a wave of self-immolations, when at least 159 predominantly young Tibetans set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
• The British Navy’s maritime monitoring agency, UKMTO, said a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the Omani coast was on fire after being struck by an unknown projectile—prompting the crew to abandon ship.
  — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said early on Monday that a vessel was on fire off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade route that Iran has sought to maintain control of since the start of the war.
  — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 20 July 2026
• In June 2025, protesters in downtown Los Angeles smashed the windows of a row of Waymo robotaxis, slashed their tires, and set five of them on fire, as the Los Angeles Times reported, and the burning driverless car became the image of the week.
  — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026