catch fire
Example Sentences
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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
According to state news agency TASS, the targeted patrol car was heavily damaged but did not catch fire.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
The U.S. jobs market took a sharp turn for the worse in 2025, and it doesn’t look like hiring will catch fire in the new year.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 20, 2025
Sunday and caused the box lobby area to catch fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
Moreover, unlike Willie-Jay, he was not critical of Perry’s exotic aspirations; he was willing to listen, catch fire, share with him those visions of “guaranteed treasure” lurking in Mexican seas, Brazilian jungles.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
