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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Yet even the prospect of the end of the world isn't enough to re-ignite Kratos' lust for war.
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Kyle Orland,
Ars Technica,
3 Nov. 2022
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Then George grabbed the mic and said something to ignite the fans.
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Duane Rankin,
The Arizona Republic,
23 Oct. 2022
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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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At around the time the fire ignited, there were gusts of up to 65 mph reported.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Dec. 2024
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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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Aldrin used to ignite the engine when the switch malfunctioned.
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Carlie Porterfield,
Forbes,
18 July 2022
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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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The open flame caused the supplemental oxygen to ignite, and the flames overcame the man and began to spread.
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Kolbie Peterson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
10 Oct. 2022
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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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Then a little less than two hours after launch, the upper stage of the SLS will ignite and send Orion on course to the moon.
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Loren Grush,
BostonGlobe.com,
29 Aug. 2022
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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 | Lgore@al.com,
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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The missiles would ride the rail system on launchers and, in the event of attack, would push up through the dirt above and then ignite their engines.
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Kyle Mizokami,
Popular Mechanics,
15 July 2022
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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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The single-tail star has a shorter time delay fuse, causing the star to ignite at the same time as the lift charge at takeoff.
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Popular Mechanics Editors,
Popular Mechanics,
30 June 2022
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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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Surveillance footage from inside the subway car showed the assailant approaching the woman without saying a word and igniting the blanket she was wrapped in.
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Escher Walcott,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Author Barbara Taylor Bradford ignited our brains with steamy tails of love and betrayal in dozens of bestselling novels.
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Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2024
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