How to Use flammable in a Sentence

flammable

adjective
Definition of flammablenext
Synonyms for flammablenext
  • The heat causes the cell to vent flammable gas, which can ignite and catch fire.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The bark has many bubbles in it that contains the tree’s sap, which is flammable.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • Not to mention, the flammable wood from the pencil posed a danger in and of itself.
    — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Make sure the caps and tops on flammable and volatile liquids are secure and out of the reach of little ones.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
  • Some maintained flammable liquid that added fuel to the fire.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • The truck was used to transport flammable liquids, according to Coe.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Explosive gas flares from nearby oil wells spew an oily, flammable residue on the plants.
    — Sheyla Urdaneta Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 22 July 2023
  • One settler threw a flammable liquid across an activist’s car and set it ablaze.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Vinyl chloride, the chemical that was vented, is a flammable gas.
    — The Editors, National Review, 26 Feb. 2023
  • To complicate things further, the resin of lodgepole pine is flammable.
    — Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Five of the train cars had a toxic, flammable gas called vinyl chloride that can cause certain cancers.
    — Benjamin Duer, USA TODAY, 23 May 2024
  • The electrolyte replaces the volatile, flammable liquid one used today.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Extinguishing fires in some cases led to a buildup of flammable brush and trees and more severe fires.
    — Alex Brown, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Charge away from anything flammable, so keep the devices far from pillows, beds, and couches.
    — Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Dead, dry leaves, grasses and branches are more flammable than living plants.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Sprinklers watered down trunks and flammable matter was raked away from trees.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Sprinklers watered trunks and flammable matter was raked away from trees.
    — Fox News, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Most people don't want to take apart devices that weigh hundreds of pounds and draw heavy power or flammable gas to learn more about them.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Then last summer, weak parachutes and flammable tape cropped up that needed to be fixed or removed.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 May 2024
  • The Egyptian is one of only five theaters in the U.S. that can project highly flammable vintage nitrate films.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
  • He was seen pouring a flammable liquid in the hallway before setting the blaze and running away.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
  • Prescribed burns over the last 50 years have cleared highly flammable dead vegetation from around the trees.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes, those microbes can create the right conditions for some flammable gasses to build up.
    — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 5 July 2023
  • Here are three that were fittingly lyrical, flammable, and — at times — very funny.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • With long-distance freight trains now stretching for miles, hazardous and flammable freight can be found on just about every train.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Do be cautious about using a tool like this during dry weather or around flammable mulches.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • One of those chemicals was vinyl chloride, a toxic flammable gas.
    — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Ethanol is flammable so be sure to keep this and other polish removers away from flames and ignition sources.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Singer Gibby Haynes squirted flammable liquid on a cymbal, set it ablaze, and kept smashing the cymbal with a drumstick—flames shot up to the ceiling!
    — Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Homes can be built with special, more fire-resistant materials, and homeowners can clear their property of highly flammable items close to their house.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024

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