combustion

Example Sentences

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The other big perk: There’s no combustion engine to stop and then start back up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The emotional combustion of his climactic scenes with Willy fail to reach cathartic levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The new engines have a 50-50 split between internal combustion and electrical power and are energy starved as a fundamental basis of the rules.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"Private individuals cannot demand that automobile manufacturers refrain from placing passenger cars with internal combustion engines on the market" ahead of European Union deadlines, it said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The accumulated combustion from the buses had thickened the air.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt