start a fire
Example Sentences
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The submarine vanished on November 15, 2017 after reporting that seawater had entered the ventilation system, causing a battery on the vessel to short-circuit and start a fire.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
“Now everything is so wet it is hard to even start a fire with wood,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
“It is kind of a dry lightning setup where you get the lightning that could start a fire but not the rain that would put it out,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
"Because there is no cooking gas, no food. When we want to have a cup of tea, I collect leaves to start a fire."
From BBC • May 2, 2025
When I told Kaori not to light a candle in the middle of the woods, I didn’t expect that we would actually start a fire, but that’s exactly what happens.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
