Definition of INCENDIARY (original) (raw)

Examples of incendiary in a Sentence

Adjective

While visual effects experts work with images, mechanical effects experts work with machinery, tools, incendiary devices, and other equipment to manipulate physical events during live-action filming. —Patricia D. Netzley, Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects, 2000 In the mid-Eighties, heavy-metal music was the incendiary genre being demonized … —Alan Light, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 1993 The only caveat … is to know one's own sensitivity to chili pepper heat. If a small or moderate dose of capsicum (the incendiary chemical component in chilies) makes you dash for a glass of ice water, this menu is not going to be fun for you. —Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 15 Mar. 1991

The fire was started by an incendiary bomb. recklessly made incendiary remarks during a period of heightened racial tensions Noun

He was convinced that the arsonist was not at all what the town imagined: not brazen, but callow; not an expert incendiary noiselessly plying deer paths, but someone who was driving right up to his targets and fumbling with matches … —Barry Werth, New England Monthly, February 1989 White phosphorus, an incendiary, is normally packed in thin-walled casings; the casing is effective for dispersing chemical agents as well. —Stephen Budiansky, Nature, 5–11 Apr. 1984 The British had also made jellied gasoline with rubber, and it was generally recognized to be an excellent incendiary because of its easy ignition, high heat of combustion, and controlled burning rate. —B. & F. M. Brodie, From Crossbow to H-Bomb, 1973

firefighters caught the incendiary, who was watching the effects of his handiwork blamed the protests on outside incendiaries who were intent on overthrowing the government

Recent Examples on the Web

Justin Wayne Halstenberg is facing 11 counts of arson, including using incendiary devices to start fires, aggravated arson and causing great bodily injury. —Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024 Justin Halstenberg, the 34-year-old man accused of igniting the Line Fire, was arrested and charged with arson and using incendiary devices, among other charges, San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus announced on Facebook. —Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024

Ukrainian officers also accused Russia of using incendiaries in attacks on the city of Bakhmut last year. —Brad Lendon, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024 But the only traditional incendiaries in the story are the radical Protestant preacher Anne Askew (Erin Doherty), a friend of Katherine’s, and Henry’s minion, Bishop Stephen Gardiner, played by an inquisitorial Simon Russell Beale. —Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for incendiary

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