mob torches sth

Frequency: 7.09.1 per million words

To deliberately set fire to a building or vehicle.

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Examples (10)

  • The angry mob torched the abandoned factory.
  • Reports indicate that a mob torched several vehicles during the unrest.
  • The police arrived too late; the mob had already torched the government building.
  • Witnesses described how the mob torched a police car in front of the station.
  • Fear spread as the mob torched residential houses in the area.
  • Local authorities are investigating who incited the mob to torch the market.
  • The protestors, turning into a mob, torched effigies and then a bus.
  • Security forces tried to prevent the mob from torching more property.
  • An enraged mob torched the mayor's office after the controversial decision.
  • The news reported that a mob torched a local business in a fit of rage.