combustible
Example Sentences
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The combustible Russian has made no secret of his dislike of playing on clay, previously describing it as "a surface for losers".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Evidence presented at hearings last week showed that government departments failed to effectively address residents' complaints about construction workers smoking on site and the use of combustible building materials during renovations.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
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
Queens Park Rangers' demise was less nostalgia-tinged decline and more a combustible two-season spell fuelled by big reputations earning bigger bucks.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
By temperament, he was inherently impulsive, highly combustible, instinctively irreverent.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing combustible
Automobiles
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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The Great Fire
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