Sentence examples for lights the torch from inspiring English sources

A female performer, acting as a priestess, ignites a torch by placing it inside a parabolic mirror which focuses the sun's rays; she then lights the torch of the first relay bearer, thus initiating the Olympic torch relay that will carry the flame to the host city's Olympic stadium, where it plays an important role in the opening ceremony.

Today that very same location is home to Bootlegger Tiki, which nightly lights the torches out front, and pufferfish pendant lamps above booths, inside.

The man lit the torch and tossed it inside.

In yesterday's Guardian, he seriously lit the torch.

Matt F. They lit the torch in London, Felix jumped from outer space.

Twenty years ago, Muhammad Ali lit the torch at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Even from lighting the torch here, I've been recognized a lot more, so it's really amazing.

The sacred day (again!) for the London Olympic torch came Thursday, with the usual ceremony in ancient Olympia, lighting the torch from the eternal Olympic flame.

I loved being part of the Maccabiah Games and being in the opening ceremonies and being able to light the torch.

— CAMPBELL ROBERTSON This is where the 2012 Olympic slogan "Inspire a Generation" comes into play with seven young people lighting the torch.

But by the time Ali lit the torch in Atlanta at the 1996 Olympics, trembling from Parkinson's, he was finally an American hero.