catch fire
Example Sentences
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The idea was liable to catch fire between us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sodium-ion batteries of the kind used by Peak Energy can still catch fire, but are far less likely to, Mossburg says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
In conventional battery packs, when one cell overheats and catches fire, it can cause all those around it to also catch fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"These things, when they catch fire, they go - they really go - they are big, big issues and big fires," he added, although cabin crew are trained on how to deal with it.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Smoke drifted up from his sunglasses, as if they were about to catch fire.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
