How to Use ignition in a Sentence

ignition

noun

• There's a problem with the car's ignition.
• The truck’s gearshift was in drive and the keys were the ignition.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
• The car was found with the lights on and keys in the ignition.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
• The car was packed for that trip and Mark had the key in the ignition when Cindy ran out the front door.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
• The victim, who was inside the store at the time of the theft, had left the keys in the car’s ignition.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021
• The key was in the ignition and the vehicle was in park.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2022
• Turn both cars off and take the keys out of the ignition. Open both front hoods.
  — Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
• To start, simply push the ignition button on the side, and the grill is ready to go.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2023
• The victim left the keys in the ignition and ran away as one of the robbers drove off with the car.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2021
• The lights were on, the keys were in the ignition and the front passenger side door was locked.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022
• Still, the schoolgirl jumped from the back seat and pulled the key from the ignition, stopping the car from rolling.
  — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
• That team was all ignition and no lift-off the next year.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
• The ignition switch is on the dash rather than the steering column.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• Jason finds a car with the keys left in the ignition and drives them both to his home.
  — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 29 May 2024
• There is, though, an ignition point, beyond the moment, for the doubt, for the fire and the flames.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022
• The lights were still on, the keys were in the ignition and the front passenger side door was locked.
  — NBC News, 2 Feb. 2021
• Her car was found abandoned in Oakley with the key in the ignition and the door open.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
• The car was parked behind Wendy’s with the ignition on.
  — cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• So now, the fire or the ignition of the passion is not easy to put out anymore.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2022
• Angelenos pull up to the strip mall, the taco stand, the donut shop, turn off the ignition and stay a while.
  — The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021
• Schrauth fled the house and got into the son’s car, which was left with the keys in the ignition and door open, the release said.
  — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2021
• Tony eyes Haiden, grabbing the key ring, still in the ignition, but doesn’t turn it.
  — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2022
• The car’s steering column was peeled and the ignition punched out.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
• The worker left his keys in the ignition and the engine running.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2024
• Two cruisers wedged the SUV in as an officer put the car in park and took the keys out of the ignition.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 27 May 2021
• If the light really is the ABS light, the first thing to try is turning the ignition key off and back on.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2021
• Ice buildup was seen during the live stream of the launch with no sign of the normal ignition of the stage’s second burn.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
• The ignition lock was damaged and the cab light in the interior of the truck was shattered.
  — cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• This similar lamp version, which is over $100 off, is easy to use thanks to the ignition button that quickly and safely lights the heater.
  — Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
• In addition, an oil leak near an ignition source, like a hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire, the report said.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025