How to Use ignite in a Sentence
ignite
verb
- Three wins in a row ignited the team.
- The fire was ignited by sparks.
- The paper ignited on contact with sparks.
- His proposal is igniting opposition.
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The high heat from the oven can cause some papers to ignite.
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Bhg Test Kitchen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2024
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More than half of those have ignited in just the last 24 hours.
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Jennifer Gray,
CNN,
14 Aug. 2023
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One of the firebombs failed to ignite; the other set a bookcase on fire.
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Todd Richmond,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2023
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The model showed up to the Eras Tour, igniting the rumor mill all over again.
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Angela Watercutter,
WIRED,
6 Oct. 2023
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The Bears defense is thus far a top-10 unit, but Williams has been unable to ignite the offense.
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Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2024
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The move has ignited a firestorm on our campus, which has now spread to more than a dozen schools across the country.
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Nara Milanich,
TIME,
26 Apr. 2024
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The Fourth of July is almost here and that means lots of fireworks igniting the night sky across the state.
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Alex Groth,
Journal Sentinel,
26 June 2023
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In turn, a firestorm over gender in sports was ignited.
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Lindsay Gibbs,
TIME,
2 Aug. 2024
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Miller tried to ignite her team with aggressive drives and defense, but couldn’t close the deficit.
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Talya Minsberg,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2023
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Do not store gasoline indoors where the fumes could ignite.
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Leada Gore | [email protected],
al,
19 Dec. 2022
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Those wires can then release smoke and gasses that end up igniting.
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Curbed Staff,
Curbed,
29 Sep. 2023
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Ground units caught up to the suspect, igniting a short pursuit.
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Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
2 Apr. 2023
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When the fuel is ignited, the gas expands and pushes the pistons down.
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Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
7 July 2023
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Electrical lines fell down during the fire and ignited tall grass in the yard.
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Karen Kucher
march 6,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2023
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Then, thermal oil used in the dryer was ignited as well.
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Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
21 June 2023
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And the Celtics’ perch atop the NBA meant that this game did not really ignite any urgency.
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Adam Himmelsbach,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 Dec. 2022
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Plus, today the Moon is lined up with Uranus at the top of your chart, which ignites your independence.
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Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
29 July 2024
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As the sun looks as though its making a slow dive into the ocean, torch lights ignite for the nightly lele kawa (cliff diving).
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Brittany Anas,
Forbes,
5 Sep. 2024
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Our relationship — and the dream of this band — was ignited there.
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Lauren Daley,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 Aug. 2023
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The lack of transparency of the agreement has ignited outrage.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
12 Sep. 2023
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Sparks or embers can blow into leaves or grass and ignite a fire that can quickly spread.
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Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2024
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Launch fireworks into forests or fields where dry grass or leaves could ignite.
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Arpan Lobo,
Detroit Free Press,
30 June 2023
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That ignited a full-fledged attack on short sellers who had bet on the stock falling.
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Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
17 May 2024
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The toxins were from burn pits, which were the main way troops disposed of garbage, often using jet fuel to ignite flames.
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Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2023
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Less air means less fuel for the spark to ignite, which leads to less power from the explosion inside the cylinder head.
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Matt Crisara,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Dec. 2022
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These events forced people to take sides, changed lives, and ignited sparks that affected the Civil Rights Movement for years.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Nov. 2024
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