flammable
Example Sentences
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It offers a potential alternative to traditional batteries, which contain toxic and flammable materials, rely on complex global supply chains, and contribute to growing electronic waste.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
Hydrogen is leakier and more flammable, and it burns hotter and faster than gas.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Hassan Khan, a spokesperson for Rescue 1122 in Karachi, told BBC Urdu the shopping centre contains flammable materials such as plastic foam, cloth, carpets and perfume.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
In 2015, blasts at warehouses containing flammable chemicals in the port city of Tianjin killed more than 170 people and injured 700 others.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
“Excellent,” giggled Mr. Peckleman, crumbling the thirty-two cards in his hand, wadding them up into one extremely flammable paper ball.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing flammable
Power Suffix: -able
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