IGNITE in a Sentence

Learn IGNITE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

14 example sentences for IGNITE, such as:

1. He fumbled the key into the ignition.
2. The light of nature was ignited in him.
3. The ignition of methane gas killed eight men.
4. The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.
5. The liquid ignited when somebody dropped a match in it accidentally.

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 Meanings and Examples of IGNITE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
ignite
 v.  kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
Classic Sentence:
1  A sudden light made them blink; Gavroche had just managed to ignite one of those bits of cord dipped in resin which are called cellar rats.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM ...
2  After that no wood is used, except as a means of quick ignition to the staple fuel.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 96. The Try-Works.
3  Like a plethoric burning martyr, or a self-consuming misanthrope, once ignited, the whale supplies his own fuel and burns by his own body.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 96. The Try-Works.
4  The regiment was like a firework that, once ignited, proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
5  The light of nature was ignited in him.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR
Example Sentence:
1  A nuclear-armed Iran would ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
2  The burning foam generates such heat that other items in the room can ignite spontaneously.
3  The ignition of methane gas killed eight men.
4  He fumbled the key into the ignition.
5  Considering that most of your clothes are polyester or cotton blends, the off flow lint is a good fire ignition source.
6  The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.
7  The powder immediately ignited and set off a chain reaction of explosions.
8  The liquid ignited when somebody dropped a match in it accidentally.
9  Climate Research, the paper that ignited his indignation is a 2003 study that turned out to be underwritten by the American Petroleum Institute.