The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.

1984 June–July, Frances A. Harmon, The Olympic Games - For Good and All, Ebony Jr, page 18,
Eleven days before the start of the Games, a flaming torch is ignited by the sun in Olympia at the ruins of the ancient Temple of Zeus.

Coconut palms with white-painted trunks surround the lagoon, which is lit by flaming torches at night.

2008 April 22-28, Outlook, page 48,
The degradation of the torch worldwide— it had to be snuffed out more than once to protect it from protesters—even provoked angry Chinese students to mobilise “150 strong and energetic runners” to defend it in Australia, raising the spectre of violence.

Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.

I want you to send two unarmed policemen into the tunnel, carrying the money, and waving a torch in front of them.

There are no streetlights — so you′ll need to bring a torch with you, or buy one from Joy′s Shop, if you want to venture out at night.

It's a good idea to bring a torch (flashlight) and maybe binoculars for wildlife spotting.

Use your pocket torch and shine the light from the side to gauge the reaction to light on both sides.

The torch, after setting up the device, drove to a town many miles from his home and then dialed his home number, successfully starting a fire in his own home.

Upon the advice of the prosecutor, who was already at the arson unit's office, the torches were not arrested, but "detained" […] The landlord was reluctant to say anything over the phone and suggested that he and the torch should meet.

In the first instance, fixed surveillance at the building should be started immediately to try to catch the torch before the act.

Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.

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