instantly ignite
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
to catch fire immediately
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Examples (10)
- The dry leaves could instantly ignite from a single spark.
- Highly flammable materials tend to instantly ignite upon contact with flame.
- A small leak caused the gas to instantly ignite.
- The sudden explosion made the entire structure instantly ignite.
- Chemicals stored improperly can instantly ignite if exposed to air.
- The old paper would instantly ignite if held near the open fire.
- Witnesses reported that the fuel tank seemed to instantly ignite.
- Careless handling of pyrophoric substances can make them instantly ignite.
- Even a tiny ember was enough to make the tinder instantly ignite.
- The volatile mixture would instantly ignite if shaken.