catch on fire

Example Sentences

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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

As chefs toss food up into the flames of a gas stove, tiny droplets of fat suspended in the air catch on fire, dripping back down into the wok to impart a subtle smokiness.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

He told the story of a legal case he worked on in which a 23-year-old man who was working in a containment vessel had his pants catch on fire, leading him to lose his testicles.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2024

Since joining the Miami Heat, Jaime Jaquez Jr. has proven he can catch on fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2023

Needless to say, my pants did catch on fire.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff