relight
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Their partnership and an Ashes battle may be what is needed to relight the fire inside England's Bazball attack dog in chief.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
Plans are being made to relight the cedars on Christmas Tree Lane as soon as possible, in a show of community resilience.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
During its final descent, the booster’s engines did not fully relight, leading to an unexpectedly hard landing.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2024
Shoot off one at a time and walk away quickly after igniting, she said, and never relight or handle a malfunctioned firework.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
She had a couple of matches she kept there for when she had to relight Mrs. Caruthers’s fireplace, on the rare occasion it went out.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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