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.
• More than half of those have ignited in just the last 24 hours.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
• The model showed up to the Eras Tour, igniting the rumor mill all over again.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
• The Fourth of July is almost here and that means lots of fireworks igniting the night sky across the state.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 26 June 2023
• Those wires can then release smoke and gasses that end up igniting.
  — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2023
• When the fuel is ignited, the gas expands and pushes the pistons down.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 7 July 2023
• Then, thermal oil used in the dryer was ignited as well.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2023
• Our relationship — and the dream of this band — was ignited there.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• The lack of transparency of the agreement has ignited outrage.
  — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Launch fireworks into forests or fields where dry grass or leaves could ignite.
  — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2023
• On the 17th, the new moon in Cancer ignites your house of dating and romance, so hello, summer loving!
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
• But as soon as the weather cleared the open roofed stadium, the electricity in the stands ignited.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• Meanwhile, numerous free fan screenings meant to ignite the fan base meant a lot of the fans who wanted to see the movie already did.
  — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 1 July 2023
• The flames were rolling downhill toward the sea, igniting small fires near downtown Lahaina.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• That might have been the moment, Englefield says, when Manor lit the fuse — igniting his plot for revenge that had smoldered for years.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
• This ignited his drive to expand his product range and venture into the world of e-commerce.
  — Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• There is something about the Dead that ignites charismatic fervor.
  — Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• In the second half, one of her interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 July 2023
• The death ignited massive protests and riots throughout France.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 July 2023
• Now, a new system will spray water as the engines ignite in an attempt to shield the launchpad from their energy, per CNN.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• There was something about that fear of failure that ignited something in myself.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2023
• Eastern time, the rocket’s engines ignited and lifted off from the launchpad, heading up and east over the Atlantic Ocean.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• But the feelings that that experience ignited are still very much alive.
  — George Makari, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
• Hamas seized about 240 hostages during the Oct. 7 rampage across southern Israel that ignited the war.
  — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2023
• The heavy civilian toll and the scenes of destruction have ignited anger across the West Bank, where Israel has closed roads and increased checkpoints for Palestinians.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• The stylist said, referring to a clip that has been doing its rounds on social media that ignited the rumors to begin with.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Jan. 2024
• January tends to be a box office dead zone, and 2024 may ignite at an especially glacial pace.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024