How to Use combustible in a Sentence
combustible
adjective- The fuel is highly combustible.
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Grazing goats, cattle and sheep would reduce thickets of combustible brush.
— Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2021 -
Sprays are potentially combustible, and both sprays and powders can enter the lungs if particles are small enough.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 May 2021 -
Frankel tells his story through interweaving profiles, mostly of men who have to overcome financial woes, combustible egos and their own self-doubt.
— Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021 -
The products were meant to give smokers a less dangerous alternative to combustible cigarettes.
— Jamie Ducharme, Time, 29 Apr. 2021 -
His biggest secret would remain hidden until a combustible mix of tragedy and politics propelled him into the public spotlight.
— Megan O'Matz, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2021 -
Piles of combustible items were everywhere, heavy drinking and cigar smoking were common, and bad actors had ample motivation for arson.
— Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2021 -
Formed in 1991, this combustible Los Angeles quartet was one of the first bands anywhere to fuse rap and heavy metal.
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2021 -
Imagine the day when the roads are suddenly, noticeably quieter, because a battery, rather than combustible fuel, is powering all of the engines in a city.
— John Frazer, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 -
Scientists have developed a new chemical way to turn wet waste into paraffin, a combustible jet fuel ingredient.
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2021 -
The government has pledged 5 billion pounds ($7 billion) to replace combustible cladding on buildings, but only those over 18 meters tall.
— Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2021 -
Some protective measures, such as covering vent openings or cleaning up combustible vegetation, are affordable or even free.
— J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2021 -
But the two are combustible, with Lucy pushing Anthony to find the truth and become a better man and Anthony fostering Lucy’s art.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 May 2021 -
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 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 -
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 -
That mix — raw, yearning, hardworking, combustible — long ago ignited a distinct approach to art.
— Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2024
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