How to Use arson in a Sentence

arson

noun

• The town has suffered a rash of arsons.
• The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks.
• The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators suspect arson.
• Madison Police have not yet identified a suspect in the arson.
  — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 May 2022
• He’s since been charged with two counts of murder, one count of kidnapping, two counts of arson of property and two counts of first-degree burglary.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
• If convicted on any of the federal arson charges, Lung'aho could face a maximum penalty of life in prison.
  — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2022
• Two years after the torching, prosecutors filed arson charges against James Greathouse, records show.
  — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 15 June 2022
• Another case involves an felony arson charge filed in February accusing him of setting an apartment building on fire.
  — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
• Devon Vaughn, 23, of Racine, pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to commit arson.
  — Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022
• Gallion last month pleaded guilty to two charges of first-degree arson — the most severe, according to a spokeswoman for the state Department of Law.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2022
• Quiles, 20, was charged with fourth-degree arson, fifth-degree arson and second-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
• The rumor in the camp was the fires were acts of arson.
  — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• The most deadly fire erupted near the scene of the arson.
  — Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
• The grocery store footage showed Murray buying an item left at the scene of the arson.
  — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2022
• There was no evidence that the arson was a result of a hate crime.
  — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• She was being held on a charge of arson, a first-degree felony.
  — Michelle Del Rey, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Malls are up in flames, while reports of looting and arson have emerged.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 8 May 2023
• The fire was ruled an arson, and the case remains unsolved, NJ.com reports.
  — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2022
• After the fire, Ms. Morawski was charged with arson and burglary and was held in jail in Newark.
  — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
• The share price has fallen 6.5% since last Monday’s close, the day before the arson attack.
  — Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
• Hayes was convicted of the same charges with the exception of arson, which he was found not guilty of.
  — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
• He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on four counts of arson.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
• My mother had set her house on fire, the friend told me, and was being held in county jail on charges of Felony arson.
  — TIME, 9 May 2024
• In order to clear her name, Sister Holiday sets out to solve the mystery of the arson.
  — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
• Detectives from the sheriff’s bomb/arson unit are looking into the origin and cause of the fire.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
• The Hendersons were among the arson victims who packed the courtroom awaiting the verdict.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2023
• Police said the man was charged with arson and evading arrest.
  — Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
• The feeling now is the same—except, along with the arson, I’d also be faced with having to take a crash course in learning French.
  — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
• But ballot access rules don’t exactly jump off the screen, so the arson won out.
  — Eric Schultz, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2023
• To go with their finding of arson, agents had a name of a possible suspect.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024