combust

Example Sentences

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E-fuels are considered carbon neutral because they use captured CO2 emissions to balance out the CO2 released when the fuel is combusted in an engine.

From BBC

They are considered carbon neutral because the CO2 released when the fuel is combusted is balanced by the CO2 removed from the atmosphere to produce the fuel.

From Reuters

But they only really coalesce — and combust — when Thornton’s on the screen.

From Los Angeles Times

“One tiny mistake with a candle and, whoosh! The place would combust,” he said.

From Washington Post

A backlash swiftly combusted, with Times staffers at the forefront of the critique.

From Washington Post