How to Use ignition in a Sentence

ignition

noun

• There's a problem with the car's ignition.
• The car was found with the lights on and keys in the ignition.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2021
• The truck’s gearshift was in drive and the keys were the ignition.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2021
• Halsey was the one who turned the key in the ignition and sped off.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
• Fires still need sources of ignition.
  — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 15 Apr. 2026
• The truck had been left unlocked with its keys in the ignition.
  — cleveland, 15 Nov. 2019
• The keys were in the ignition, and the car doors were unlocked.
  — Brittany Seemuth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2017
• The van’s ignition won’t start until the alarm has been turned on.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2019
• Mars in Aries is pure ignition.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
• Jason finds a car with the keys left in the ignition and drives them both to his home.
  — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 29 May 2024
• The keys were in the ignition, the chief said, and the teen left the restaurant.
  — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al, 18 Nov. 2019
• So now, the fire or the ignition of the passion is not easy to put out anymore.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 July 2022
• The man said the car was locked but had been broken into and the ignition torn out.
  — Brian Lisik/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• The car was unlocked, the keys were in the ignition and the car was running.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
• The ignition switch is on the dash rather than the steering column.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
• Kim punched the driver in the face and reached for the steering wheel and ignition.
  — Fox News, 11 Oct. 2019
• The door of the white truck was unlocked, the keys stupidly in the ignition.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
• That can lead to a fire even when the vehicle’s ignition is turned off.
  — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
• This photograph and this farm were like the ignition to start this whole process.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
• Madison Bell's keys were in the ignition and her cell phone was in the car.
  — Fox News, 19 May 2020
• The car was found the next day at a nearby gas station, its keys still in the ignition.
  — Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 26 Mar. 2018
• 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 green and white ambulance was on and the keys were in the ignition, cops said.
  — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
• Flick a toggle switch to turn on the ignition, then nudge the red start button to fire it up.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2018
• 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
• The car’s steering column was peeled and the ignition punched out.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 13 Jan. 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
• Even if the spark plug itself is in good shape, there could be a problem with your ignition coil.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
• The lights were on, the keys were in the ignition and the front passenger side door was locked.
  — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
• The lights were still on, the keys were in the ignition and the front passenger side door was locked.
  — NBC News, 2 Feb. 2021