igniting

Example Sentences

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Bresnik praised the Artemis 2 team for igniting global interest in spaceflight as they flew around the Moon.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

SoCal Edison says it expects to pay little or none of the billions of dollars in damages of the disastrous Eaton fire, which its equipment is suspected of igniting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with sparklers attached were raised too close to the ceiling in the bar's basement level, igniting the sound insulation foam.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Either electrical current from divertors or from microwaves ionizes the gas, igniting an electrically charged plasma ring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He imagined a candle falling over, the way it had on his desk, and the entire place igniting.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick