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.
  • The rumor in the camp was the fires were acts of arson.
    — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The plea deal calls for 2-8 years for the arson charge.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The most deadly fire erupted near the scene of the arson.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The story deals with arson as a metaphor for the rise of fascism.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Of the 30 killings, 27 were stabbed to death, two were shot, and one died in an arson attack.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 9 Jan. 2022
  • His lawyers have said the fire can’t be deemed arson and faulty science was used in the case.
    — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Now the mob is fighting back, with a wave of arson and bomb attacks.
    — WSJ, 12 Feb. 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
  • Hall was sentenced to a year in prison for first-degree arson but kept custody of the kids.
    — Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • In 2019, the home owned by Brooks Houck was burned down in what city officials said was an arson case.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The Kassab family blasted the city for its tepid response to the arson and theft in the downtown core on May 30.
    — oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • Records show bail was set at $1,000 for the criminal mischief charge but has not been set for the arson charge.
    — al, 1 Sep. 2021
  • No initial cause of the fire is determined, but arson and foul play are ruled out.
    — CNN, 26 Aug. 2021
  • It had been closed for nearly four years because of arson.
    — Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Though the protest was centered outside the courthouse, arson and looting spread to the Uptown area as well.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Emmit Yarbrough, 58, pleaded guilty in March to arson, a Level 4 felony, and abuse of a corpse, a Level 6 felony.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • The government doesn’t even need to prove Diddy himself agreed to commit any of the predicate acts (like arson).
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 May 2025

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