incendiary

Examples of incendiary in a Sentence

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 of incendiary from the Web

White phosphorus, along with other incendiaries. has been used by Syrian government forces battling insurgents in Aleppo and elsewhere.

But incendiaries. barrel bombs and missiles can do just as much damage to civilians as gas — which Assad didn’t necessarily use or intend to use in the future, anyway.

The bombardier dropped four incendiaries. setting the factory ablaze.

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Origin and Etymology of incendiary

Middle English, from Latin incendiarius. from incendium conflagration, from incendere