start a blaze

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

To cause a fire to begin.

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Examples (10)

  • An electrical overload may have started the blaze.
  • Investigators believe an arsonist deliberately started the blaze in the warehouse.
  • A discarded cigarette is all it took to start the blaze in the dry forest.
  • Faulty wiring is often the cause that starts a household blaze.
  • Be careful with that bonfire; a single spark could start a huge blaze.
  • The official report concluded that a lightning strike had started the blaze.
  • He was arrested for attempting to start a blaze at the school.
  • The police questioned witnesses to find out who started the blaze.
  • It is believed the blaze was started by children playing with matches.
  • They were shocked to learn that a simple cooking accident had started the devastating blaze.