Examples of 'catches fire' in a sentence
Meaning of "catches fire"
This phrase is often used to describe a situation where something suddenly starts burning or igniting, often associated with an accidental fire
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- third-person singular simple present indicative form of catch fire
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catches fire
It catches fire and part of it is burnt away.
The aircraft is hit and catches fire.
The house catches fire shortly thereafter.
I write so that the paper catches fire.
It overheats and catches fire in certain circumstances.
Ajar until the wood catches fire.
If something catches fire in the oven or broiler.
At least one of the carriages catches fire.
Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air.
The forest dries up and catches fire.
This stuff catches fire easily.
This process continues till it catches fire.
That straw catches fire easily.
It catches fire when it comes in contact with water.
And one of our posters catches fire.
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His jet catches fire and he is badly burned.
And then the thing catches fire.
If this thing catches fire we will burn alive.
Imagine your victim catches fire.
She catches fire over nothing.
Monster emits liquid that easily catches fire.
The ship soon catches fire and sinks.
Just imagine that your press catches fire.
This shit catches fire easily.
I am not going into your mouth unless it catches fire.
Law office catches fire for second time.
To snuff out that spark before it catches fire.
An appliance catches fire because of a malfunction or employee error.
How about if an engine catches fire.
And catches fire if it gets wet.
The piano immediately catches fire.
It dries up and catches fire with the first spark.
Their aircraft is hit by flak and catches fire.
Paper catches fire easily.
The plane then catches fire.
Catches fire very easily.
Oil gets so hot that it catches fire by itself.
She catches fire and her crew abandons ship.
Add the wood a little at a time so it catches fire.
And the paper catches fire better then moss.
Electrical equipment that catches fire.
Even if my house catches fire it would soon be put out.
Do this quickly before the kindling catches fire.
The dust catches fire.
These are often started when grease catches fire.
The room catches fire.
We are only worried when the house catches fire.
The plane catches fire just as it is reaching the destination.
Before that oil catches fire.
It catches fire in mysterious circumstances.
