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.
• No one was injured, and the woman was arrested and charged with arson.
  — Neelam Bohra, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022
• Jail records show Lopez has been charged with arson with intent to damage habitat.
  — Nicole Acosta, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
• And paired with all the horror, including rape and arson, that unfolded?
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 3 Aug. 2022
• Jones has been charged with felony first-degree arson, assault with a deadly weapon, and larceny of an animal.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022
• The vacant lots, abandoned apartment buildings, and mass displacement paved the way for poverty, gang violence, turf wars, drugs and arson.
  — Briana A. Thomas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
• Ola’s mother, Tania, was suspected in the arson and spent almost a year in Soviet detention.
  — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
• Only three ballots were damaged in the arson in Portland, but hundreds were damaged in the attack in Vancouver.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
• Thirty minutes later and less than 15 miles to the north, Vancouver police responded to an arson at a ballot box.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
• He was convicted in 2018 on nine charges including murder, kidnapping and arson.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
• Deering’s attorneys with the Michigan Innocence Clinic argued the fire couldn't be deemed arson and said faulty science was used.
  — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 27 Nov 2024