How to Use ignite in a Sentence

ignite

verb

• Three wins in a row ignited the team.
• The fire was ignited by sparks.
• The paper ignited on contact with sparks.
• His proposal is igniting opposition.
• Yet even the prospect of the end of the world isn't enough to re-ignite Kratos' lust for war.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
• Then George grabbed the mic and said something to ignite the fans.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2022
• The high heat from the oven can cause some papers to ignite.
  — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
• If the Bears make a deep run at state, Smith will have to ignite them.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2021
• More than half of those have ignited in just the last 24 hours.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
• The Jaguars lead swelled to 18 before Leo scored on a fast break and nailed a triple to ignite a 9-0 Vikings run.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022
• That was enough to force LaJoie out of this race and ignite the debate.
  — Michael Marot, ajc, 22 Aug. 2021
• The slaying was captured on video and – along with the death of George Floyd -- helped to ignite the racial justice protests in the U.S. in 2020.
  — David Aaro, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022
• One of the firebombs failed to ignite; the other set a bookcase on fire.
  — Todd Richmond, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
• The march risks setting off the kind of protests and clashes that helped ignite last month's Gaza war.
  — Joseph Krauss, Star Tribune, 15 June 2021
• The march risks setting off the kind of protests and clashes that helped ignite last month's Gaza war.
  — Joseph Krauss, ajc, 15 June 2021
• Every now and then, a wine can put a smile on your face and ignite a party with the first sip.
  — Washington Post, 9 July 2021
• UConn brought Hurley here four years ago to re-ignite a fire.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 23 Feb. 2022
• Mitchell and Royce O’Neale drove for back-to-back layups to ignite a 13-2 run that snuffed out the Hawks’ comeback attempt.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021
• At around the time the fire ignited, there were gusts of up to 65 mph reported.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
• The impact ignited a massive fire that engulfed the car and the house.
  — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• It’s not just the paparazzi who ignite moments of self-doubt.
  — Ryan Young, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2021
• The model showed up to the Eras Tour, igniting the rumor mill all over again.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Bears defense is thus far a top-10 unit, but Williams has been unable to ignite the offense.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
• The Clippers need to stay hot as long misses will ignite the transition game of the Suns.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2021
• The spacecraft is then dropped, and the pilots ignite its engines and fly the craft almost straight up.
  — Washington Post, 1 July 2021
• Aldrin used to ignite the engine when the switch malfunctioned.
  — Carlie Porterfield, Forbes, 18 July 2022
• The move has ignited a firestorm on our campus, which has now spread to more than a dozen schools across the country.
  — Nara Milanich, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
• Two years of drought have parched vegetation to the point where it’s primed to ignite at the drop of an ember.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2021
• To ignite true strategic transformation from the inside out.
  — Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• The victims — fathers, brothers and sons — were working at the compound when the fire ignited through an apparent series of explosions.
  — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025