catch on fire

Example Sentences

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While trying to navigate streets, Nunes watched a lawn catch on fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

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

"I thought my phone was going to catch on fire at one point," said Rahm.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

They forget that lakes can catch on fire.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie