How to Use combustible in a Sentence

combustible

adjective

• The fuel is highly combustible.
• Swedish Match still makes 30% of its sales from combustible cigars.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
• The movie felt cold yet combustible, and there was that lunatic car chase.
  — James Gray, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
• The fires are the result of a confluence of combustible trends.
  — Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
• Keep the puck away from the sun or any combustible material.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 June 2022
• The tree’s sap is extremely combustible and could throw sparks.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• The band’s passion is combustible; Kapetan said everyone was in tears by the end of the recording.
  — Alex Suskind, Vulture, 6 June 2024
• Areas of the country are very hot and dry, and many native plants are fire prone and combustible.
  — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 9 Sep. 2019
• Now the only thing combustible about the Magic is the crossfire in cyberspace.
  — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 Apr. 2018
• Choose other mulches, or keep any combustible mulches at least five feet from your home.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023
• Tension builds as War Pony makes its way to a combustible finish.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
• And the two of them now in combat could lead to a very combustible situation.
  — Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
• Even for a diehard Pavement fan like me, the combustible beauty of these tunes was mind-blowing.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2022
• The building was gutted as the fire was fed by highly combustible glues inside the store.
  — Carol Cormaci, La Cañada Valley Sun, 23 Sep. 2019
• The combustible components in safety matches are split between the match head and the striking strip on the side of the box (or book).
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 3 June 2020
• More frequent heat waves and droughts add to the combustible potential.
  — Jordan Thomas, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
• Troops moved in the valleys and acrid smoke bellowed where shells had hit combustible targets.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2021
• The atmosphere around youth and high school sports is already combustible.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022
• But one thing that’s clear: Some rosters are way more combustible than others.
  — Conor Orr, SI.com, 9 July 2019
• Ghost promises of the two combustible forces igniting venues.
  — Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 21 July 2022
• Keep in Mind This isn't a good choice for wood patios or other combustible surfaces.
  — Laura (fisher) Matta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2023
• In short, the Lebanon-Israel border is at present a combustible front at risk of explosion.
  — Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
• The combustible blend of fire and air makes for a dynamic partnership.
  — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2024
• In all, 40 out of the 76 wells tested by ABC News across five states were leaking oil or combustible gas when they were tested.
  — Evan Simon, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
• The Los Angeles fires are a nightmarish glimpse of a more combustible age.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
• Though given how combustible those two were on that film, a reunion probably wasn’t in the cards.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 June 2024
• Things are bad enough — combustible enough — and that’s before Gary and Jack ring up Ray and Michael and tell them that two of their rams have appeared on their side of the hill, dead.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
• Aries, the first sign of the zodiac, is known for its fiery, combustible, and passionate nature.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 Mar. 2024
• What the effect of this attack might be on the combustible politics of the region in question matters not a jot.
  — The New Yorker, 20 May 2022
• For instance, pipes carrying combustible fuels like gas can accumulate significant charge along the walls even if those pipes are nonconducting.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025