ignite
verb (used with object)
to set on fire; kindle.
had ignited
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past perfectof ignite.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Officers swiftly attended the scene and found that a gas canister on the site had ignited and subsequently exploded," the spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
His Malibu house was spared, thanks in large part to a retired firefighter friend who stayed in the guesthouse during the evacuation and managed to extinguish embers that had ignited the wooden floorboards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
At 6:23 p.m., in all caps, McGregor posted that a fire had ignited in Eaton Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
In August, Hawaiian Electric said one of its power lines had ignited the devastating fire in Lahaina on the island of Maui.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
She was being vague, but she wasn’t yet ready to speak the dream that had ignited in her heart—a crew of her own, a ship under her command, a crusade.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
