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Example sentences for "incendiary"

Lexicographically close words:
incautious; incautiously; incendia; incendiaries; incendiarism; incendio; incense; incensed; incenses; incensing
  1. One of the most common is that of incendiary fires, which, in a thickly inhabited village, where there is often a large accumulation of fuel stacked up, is a mode of attack particularly to be dreaded.

  2. In one case of this sort, the same individual was repeatedly visited with incendiary fires, and on the last occasion all his carts were totally destroyed, nothing remaining but the tires of the wheels.

  3. We at once developed a modified French 11-millimeter tracer incendiary cartridge, which in later use proved to be highly satisfactory.

  4. Our incendiary bullet had an effective range of 350 yards, after which distance the phosphorus was burned out.

  5. The incendiary grenade not only did not get out of the development stage, but even a perfected model was regarded as of doubtful value by the officers of the American Expeditionary Forces.

  6. All of these grenades except the incendiary grenades used the same firing mechanism, and the incendiary grenade firing mechanism was the standard one modified in a single particular.

  7. In war helium will nullify the incendiary bullet which destroyed so many balloons and airships.

  8. When the United States entered the war no satisfactory incendiary bombs had yet been produced by any country, and consequently a long period had to be given over to experimentation before quantity production could be attained.

  9. The diving airplane with its incendiary bullets was a far more deadly enemy to the balloon than the ground artillery.

  10. One of the large manufacturers of incendiary bombs was the Conron-McNeal Co.

  11. The sixth class of grenades was known as the incendiary type.

  12. All of the bombs used by our fliers and by the fliers of the other nations at war were of three distinctive types--demolition bombs, fragmentation bombs, and incendiary bombs.

  13. By vaulting each floor the resistance of the structure was increased; by enclosing the upper part in a similar manner also, the danger of fire from incendiary missiles launched upon the roof was practically nullified.

  14. Another and a common use was to convey ignited incendiary matter into the enemy's quarters by their means.

  15. Would it be impertinent in me to ask who the person was that saw the suspected incendiary up the river on yesterday afternoon?

  16. You have evidence that this suspected incendiary was seen somewhere down the river yesterday--or up the river was it?

  17. He came armed with incendiary shells, which were supposed to hit and blaze up and cause an inspiriting conflagration.

  18. In the evening heavy rains fell, but the enemy kept up the bombardment till midnight, firing a new incendiary shell, which, however, failed to take effect.

  19. This incendiary publication is already threatened with flames from the penitential candle held by “Miss Fanny,” his shrouded companion in disgrace.

  20. The purpose in thus suddenly summoning prisoners to headquarters was to prevent their relieving themselves of anything incendiary which a search of the person might have disclosed.

  21. She had listened to and indorsed the incendiary doctrines of the radical emissary who pretended to be representing the government; she had wept and shouted over the strenuous pleadings of the Rev.

  22. He knew, too, that there were many incendiary hints in the address--hints that were illuminated and emphasised more by the inflections of the speaker's voice than by the words in which they were conveyed.

  23. An incendiary I am not--not even though they call me one.

  24. Think what people would say if the priest took a notorious incendiary into his house.

  25. The slaves have no means of rapid communication; nor can incendiary free men, black or white, supply it.

  26. Incendiary and explosive bombs struck the church of San Giovanni Paola, the Home for the Aged, and a number of other buildings, inflicting some damage, although no casualties were reported.

  27. A number of explosions and four incendiary fires resulted from these attacks by French airmen.

  28. Throughout the whole north, public meetings, immense gatherings, triumphal processions, the honors of the hero and conqueror, were awarded to this incendiary and assassin.

  29. The houses which border it still show traces of the incendiary fires of September, 1914.

  30. The incendiarism had already started; the vicar saw incendiary bombs thrown into the houses facing the hotel, which are shown in the photograph on page 41.

  31. It is very well now, four or five months after the occurrence, and when we can calmly and coolly review the facts, to say that that is incendiary and improper.

  32. And I had been advised on Monday or Tuesday of some incendiary speech, made among the miners, and I looked for some trouble among them.

  33. I then said, "Do I understand you to say that nothing can be done by you to check the riotous and incendiary spirit that now threatens to destroy so much property, and for which damage the county is liable?

  34. Aldersgate Street has been the scene of some incendiary fires for the sake of plunder.

  35. He signalled, and the fleet of planes circled around and began to drop their incendiary bombs.

  36. Then incendiary bullets, shot from guns from a safe distance, quickly converted them into blazing infernos.

  37. Then incendiary bombs were dropped from above.


  38. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "incendiary" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    agitator; beast; beldam; bomb; bomber; brute; catalyst; demagogue; demon; devil; dragon; fiend; firebrand; fury; goon; gorilla; hood; hoodlum; incendiary; incentive; inflammatory; instigator; killer; kindling; lighting; madcap; monster; revolutionary; ringleader; savage; termagant; terror; terrorist; tiger; tigress; tough; violent; virago; witch; wolf