relight

Example Sentences

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The report indicates that "Engine 1's core deceleration stopped, reversed and started to progress to recovery. Engine 2 was able to relight but could not arrest core speed deceleration…".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Earle Mankey, an engineer at Brother in the mid-70s, says “15 Big Ones” was less Wilson’s attempt to relight the flame than it was “everyone else’s attempt to relight the flame.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

During its final descent, the booster’s engines did not fully relight, leading to an unexpectedly hard landing.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2024

Unless that bulb had the broken link, it will relight, along with all but the one that had the broken shunt.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022

I was shivering, as if I had a fever, and begged Father to relight the candle.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank