catch on fire
Example Sentences
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If you have homeowner's insurance, you don't expect your house to catch on fire, but the chance is not zero, so let's take precautions to prevent it from happening.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Good Earth Lighting’s now-recalled integrated light bars have batteries that can overheat — and cause the unit to catch on fire.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
"I thought my phone was going to catch on fire at one point," said Rahm.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023
The dragon had been breathing fire, and Turensek was impressed, wondering how the crew could “let the whole thing catch on fire and still be operational.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023
“But nothing happened when I spun! I didn’t catch on fire or get attacked by mice! I just made gold! Fat skeins of gold that could feed the whole village!”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
