Sentence examples for lit the torch from inspiring English sources

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

The man lit the torch and tossed it inside.

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.

With pride, difficulty and a dignified, if silent, eloquence, he lit the torch to open the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta.

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

In Tonga it was Boy Scouts and Girl Guides who lit the torches while in Canberra the honour went to Julia Gillard, the Australian prime minister, who lit a beacon at Parliament house.

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.