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set on fire
Cause to become excited, as in The music set the audience on fire . Also see catch fire ; set the world on fire .
Also, set fire to . Cause to ignite and burn, as in The drought and high wind combined to set the woods on fire . [c. 1400]
Example Sentences
“No one deserves the fate of being executed and then set on fire in the middle of the desert in a desperate attempt by a killer to cover up his crimes.”
In Echo Park, a Metro bus was set on fire.
Two ballot drop boxes were set on fire early in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., on Monday morning, destroying hundreds of ballots, according to officials.
Authorities are investigating after two ballot boxes were set on fire in Washington and Oregon early Monday morning, The Oregonian reported.
Postal Service mailbox full of mail-in ballots in Phoenix, Arizona was set on fire early Thursday morning, damaging several of the ballots and other pieces of mail.
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