How to Use combustible in a Sentence

combustible

adjective
Definition of combustiblenext
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  • The fuel is highly combustible.
  • Swedish Match still makes 30% of its sales from combustible cigars.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The surrounding area is replete with tinder brush, is highly combustible, and could cause a massive fire.
    — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2020
  • To reduce or slow the spread of fire, move combustible patio furniture inside, or at least to the other side of the house from where the fire is approaching.
    — Kevin Fagan, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Be aware, however, that the lower profile make these pits problematic for use on wood or other combustible surfaces.
    — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Our biggest weather risk into Sunday is wildfires; the combination of dry brush and gusty winds making for a combustible scenario.
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The combustible carb cleaner will be sucked into the leak, and the engine will pick up its idle speed momentarily—and probably run on all cylinders if it's been misfiring.
    — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 2 Oct. 2020
  • In this year’s combustible political atmosphere, its uncontroversial purpose has struck a chord.
    — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Without logging, the highly combustible oil in trees' needles dissipates within two years of a tree being killed by drought or bark beetles, while the needles themselves decay into dirt.
    — Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Other types of tobacco products more likely to go unnoticed are non-cigarette combustible products or smokeless tobacco.
    — Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The movie felt cold yet combustible, and there was that lunatic car chase.
    — James Gray, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Keep the puck away from the sun or any combustible material.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 June 2022
  • The tree’s sap is extremely combustible and could throw sparks.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The band’s passion is combustible; Kapetan said everyone was in tears by the end of the recording.
    — Alex Suskind, Vulture, 6 June 2024
  • Choose other mulches, or keep any combustible mulches at least five feet from your home.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Tension builds as War Pony makes its way to a combustible finish.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
  • Even for a diehard Pavement fan like me, the combustible beauty of these tunes was mind-blowing.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Troops moved in the valleys and acrid smoke bellowed where shells had hit combustible targets.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The atmosphere around youth and high school sports is already combustible.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022
  • Ghost promises of the two combustible forces igniting venues.
    — Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 21 July 2022
  • Keep in Mind This isn't a good choice for wood patios or other combustible surfaces.
    — Laura (fisher) Matta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
  • In short, the Lebanon-Israel border is at present a combustible front at risk of explosion.
    — Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
  • The combustible blend of fire and air makes for a dynamic partnership.
    — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Though given how combustible those two were on that film, a reunion probably wasn’t in the cards.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 June 2024
  • Things are bad enough — combustible enough — and that’s before Gary and Jack ring up Ray and Michael and tell them that two of their rams have appeared on their side of the hill, dead.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, is known for its fiery, combustible, and passionate nature.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2024
  • What the effect of this attack might be on the combustible politics of the region in question matters not a jot.
    — The New Yorker, 20 May 2022
  • Los Angeles wants the unhoused out of its combustible canyons.
    — Piper French, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The reasons for failure ranged from the presence of combustible materials to faulty wiring and more.
    — Christopher Weber, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
  • How much has the tour given you a middle path to keep working together without having to go through the combustible circumstances of creating new music?
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024

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