catch fire
Example Sentences
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The idea was liable to catch fire between us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The 54-year-old, who has lived in Lege-Cap-Ferret for 30 years, fled his home after watching his neighbour's wooden house catch fire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
On Thursday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said three tankers had abandoned an attempt to pass through Hormuz after an explosion aboard one of them caused it to catch fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Brazilian rookie Caio Collet had smashed the right side of his machine into the wall, ripping off two wheels and causing it to catch fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Sarah leveled such a glare at the pair of them I thought their hair would catch fire.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
