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

"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

"So it started with that flame. It was like spontaneous combustion."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

A terrific drone of an internal combustion engine started up.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd