How to Use flammable in a Sentence

flammable

adjective

• Then came those flammable four words.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
• The problem with this is that lint is flammable.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
• Keep all flammable objects away from fire.
  — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
• Keep them at least three feet away from anything flammable.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
• The skies clear, the land no longer ablaze but still a dry, flammable golden.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
• There are a lot of flammable products, a lot of it on the box say flammable.
  — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 19 June 2026
• And never put something wet or flammable on top.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
• Rosemary is more flammable than most other herbs.
  — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 21 May 2026
• Other projects raised questions that even now feel flammable.
  — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
• But most linens are flammable, including oven mitts.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
• In both places, million-dollar homes have been built among flammable trees.
  — David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
• The heat causes the cell to vent flammable gas, which can ignite and catch fire.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• Modern plastic balls are less flammable.
  — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
• Highly flammable plants have gummy sap and leaves that have a strong odor when crushed.
  — oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2020
• The bark has many bubbles in it that contains the tree’s sap, which is flammable.
  — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
• Keep them in a cool, dry area and make sure they aren't exposed to heat as some can be flammable.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
• Adams sprints to the OR to warn that the (very flammable) gas is in the air.
  — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
• Instead, make sure that the space is wide open, far away from anything that may be flammable.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
• Cornell said nothing flammable remained in the air or on the ground.
  — Peter Martinez, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2020
• Foxworth was sprinkled with a flammable substance and set on fire.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
• Know what flammable items and chemicals are in your garage and basement.
  — Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2020
• Some maintained flammable liquid that added fuel to the fire.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
• One settler threw a flammable liquid across an activist’s car and set it ablaze.
  — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2022
• Keep in mind that plants and any flammable materials should be well away from the heaters.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• But within the house, violence lurked like flammable gas.
  — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
• Explosive gas flares from nearby oil wells spew an oily, flammable residue on the plants.
  — Sheyla Urdaneta Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 22 July 2023
• Butane, a flammable gas, cannot be shipped and is the only item omitted from this kit.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
• Dead, dry leaves, grasses and branches are more flammable than living plants.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
• The tank contains methyl methacrylate, which is highly flammable.
  — Kayla Bartkowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
• Cooking Oils Oil is too flammable to store under an oven.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026