combustive

Example Sentences

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He was described as a combustive mixture of "victimhood and arrogance".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

The basement of a rowhouse in South Baltimore exploded Saturday morning due to the combustive combination of a live wire and leaking natural gas.

From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023

Chancellor's combustive hits are a large part of what draws us to football.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2018

It makes the Jackson museum’s energy feel combustive.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2017

We say in the majority of cases, for there are exceptions; this depends upon the combustive materials and upon the conditions under which they enter the flame.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various