combustion
noun
the act or process of burning.
self-combustion
-
a word derived from
combustion.
Example Sentences
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This is not spoiling anything: When a story begins with its intensity needle as firmly in the red as this one does, there are no options left besides self-combustion.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2019
But what emerged from the ashes of inevitable self-combustion is a pure basketball conference unlike anything else today – and one that looks poised to be a player for years to come.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2017
"I'd want to know if these microbatteries would be more prone to the self-combustion issues that plagued lithium-cobalt oxide batteries which we've seen become an issue of concern with Boeing's Dreamliner jets."
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2013
The Dutch were up first, and despite going down to 10 men, the Czechs' staunch display frustrated the oranje into some trademark self-combustion.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2010
Feudalism is struck dead; not on parchment only, and by ink; but in very fact, by fire; say, by self-combustion.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
