What is "setting fire"

Usage examples of "setting fire".

And it's not like we're running around setting fire to everything we see.

The last thing I saw before I turned away was a tongue of flame licking up the flagpole on the hotel roof and setting fire to the Stars and Stripes.

The Thallonians retaliated by setting fire to the Great Hall that the gods lived within, and all the gods were burned up.

But I dont reckon nothing excuses setting fire to a man's barn and endangering his stock and destroying his property.

Some rads escaped in a little boat after setting fire to both ships.

Zebadiah made strikes from bearings planned to take out as many 'thopters as possible while setting fire to fuel.

I also had matches, but I quickly rejected the notion of setting fire to the straw.

The beam went wide, setting fire to the grass at Thorn's feet, then found its target, searing the flesh from Thorn's right shoulder.

Louis watched her making up with wide wondering eyes, as though she were setting fire to herself.