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

"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 calm that followed has been imposed rather than negotiated, leaving the situation highly combustible.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The volume decline in combustible cigarettes appears to be stabilizing.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

But all of a sudden, more than you know, he’s outside somewhere, sometimes even alone, crossing the streets, scaling rocks, wrestling with dogs, swimming in pits, getting into everything mechanical and combustible and toxic.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee