start a fire
Example Sentences
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At high altitude, kinks in the polar vortex, a collar of winds 5 to 8 kilometers up that keeps warm midlatitude air separated from cold Arctic air, can start air spinning.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2022
The state agency didn’t start air testing to confirm the moss data until October.
From Washington Times • Feb. 12, 2016
Commuters will set burglar alarms, start air conditioners and program their VCRs--all through the digital keypads of their mobile phones.
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile, there is a gentlemanly reluctance on the part of Germany and this country to start air raids on civilians.
From Time Magazine Archive
