flammable

Example Sentences

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County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone that killing off the deer — which reduce flammable material through grazing — could increase wildfire risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

In 2015, blasts at warehouses containing flammable chemicals in the port city of Tianjin killed more than 170 people and injured 700 others.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Some L.A. residents are championing a proposed fire-safety rule, referred to as “Zone Zero,” requiring the clearance of flammable material within the first five feet of homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

On the footage, a waiter can be heard warning that the material on the ceiling is flammable.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

They sputtered for an instant, and some of them even went out, but the old wood of the ship was too flammable, and it quickly regained momentum.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin