catch on fire
Example Sentences
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If you have homeowner's insurance, you don't expect your house to catch on fire, but the chance is not zero, so let's take precautions to prevent it from happening.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
A fire reduced the fuselage to ash, but the wings did not catch on fire, the report said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
"I thought my phone was going to catch on fire at one point," said Rahm.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023
What was this train and why did it catch on fire?
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2023
It’s almost like they’re competing to see whose mouth will catch on fire first.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
