Examples of combust in a Sentence
anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal
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Learning that Simone Biles attended her gold-medal-winning performance in the long jump, 25-year-old Tara Davis-Woodhall combusted, sounding like a hyperventilating teenager.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
They are currently run from combusting fossil fuels like coal, oil or gas.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Crews detected no visible signs of the fire, such as flames, smoke or perceptibly combusting material.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
And firefighters in Palm Harbor, Florida, last year warned Tesla owners their rechargeable car batteries could combust if exposed to saltwater after two of the electric vehicles caught fire following submersion.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
They are currently run from combusting fossil fuels like coal, oil or gas.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Crews detected no visible signs of the fire, such as flames, smoke or perceptibly combusting material.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
And firefighters in Palm Harbor, Florida, last year warned Tesla owners their rechargeable car batteries could combust if exposed to saltwater after two of the electric vehicles caught fire following submersion.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Combust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combust. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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