combustible

Example Sentences

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If those Lakers — combustible and bored but built better than every other team on the planet at the time — could turn the triple play, so can Roberts’ drama-free superteam.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Yet those insulating materials may be combustible, as in the Grenfell fire.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

"The reality is that the scale of risk inside this building in terms of its combustible nature, its complex layout, ageing systems, and possible places where a fire could start is incredible."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

The author also keeps an eye on the larger socio-political context, particularly in Philadelphia during the Mayor Frank Rizzo era, when racial tension was combustible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Trains heading into Mexico City stop first in Lecherfa to leave any cars with combustible contents.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario