4 Sentences With "putting a match to"

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She was born as Hitler was putting a match to his European kindling. from CNN
But with public opinion tilted against impeachment and Democrats' investigations plodding along, many Republicans on the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees are contemplating a "do no harm" approach rather than putting a match to Mr. Mueller's image. from The New York Times
But with public opinion tilted against impeachment and Democrats' investigations plodding along, many Republicans on the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees are contemplating a "do no harm" approach rather than putting a match to Mr. Mueller's image. from The New York Times
He naturally took to "bombing" work at Gallipoli, and had charge of a grenade party. His C.O. told him jokingly on one occasion that on his return to Melbourne he could see him in his mind's eye putting a match to the crioket ball before he delivered it. Prior to his death he had some narrow shaves on the peninsula. He was buried by a shell explosion for six hours before being rescued, necessitating his being transferred to the hospital for a period; and another time had the bolt of his rifle shot off by a Turkish sniper whilst he was sighting for a shot at the selfsame sniper.