How to Use lighter fluid in a Sentence

lighter fluid

noun
  • Don’t pour it down the sink if there’s still lighter fluid.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The teens eventually pulled to the side of the road and poured lighter fluid inside the car.
    Michael Tarm, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The silky, inflammable scent of lighter fluid hit first, then the Whitesnake.
    Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Co-conspirators doused the car in lighter fluid and lit it on fire with the couple still in the trunk.
    Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The source of the fire was a mattress that had been doused in lighter fluid and ignited at the door to the manager’s apartment.
    Matthew Ormsethstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • The analysis showed that they had been poisoned by a grilling lighter fluid.
    James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Back on the north side, Jackson returned to her house to find no charcoal, no lighter fluid, no car, no Floyd.
    Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • Once the statue of Pike was toppled, demonstrators doused it in lighter fluid and set it on fire.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 20 June 2020
  • Julia added a single Bic lighter fluid earring, and wore her long brown hair straight and down.
    Seventeen, 12 May 2023
  • Officers found a lighter next to the bottle of charcoal lighter fluid.
    Katie Redefer, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Remove the burner before filling with lighter fluid, and use the fill cup to help reduce spills.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Police said other steps had been doused with lighter fluid.
    Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Trump, of course, dumped a warehouse's worth of lighter fluid on that partisan fire over his four years in office.
    Chris Cillizza, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Ruffin and the other man then lit some paper and ignited the lighter fluid.
    Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Steer away from sappy woods such as pine and starter logs treated with lighter fluid, as those will affect the flavor of your food.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Afterward, Vialva told the others to burn the car, and Bernard went with another boy to buy lighter fluid.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Pretty much everybody that cooks on charcoal has a bottle of lighter fluid at the ready.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • During the most recent blaze, March 5, Bostic was caught on video surveillance standing over a fire with lighter fluid in his hand.
    Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2022
  • An 18-year-old EMT says she was attacked with lighter fluid and flame early Wednesday morning by white men yelling racial slurs.
    Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 25 June 2020
  • Deputies determined that Haight had entered the restaurant and squirted lighter fluid on an employee, then tried to set him on fire.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
  • Rupert piled boxes on the floor, sprayed them with lighter fluid and encouraged his 17-year-old companion to set them on fire, igniting a blaze in the store.
    Andy Mannix, Star Tribune, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Filled with lighter fluid, the best of these hand warmers can go for 12 hours—ample time to keep your hands toasty from sunrise to sundown, or through the longest golf matches ever.
    Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Another suspect who helped Turner pour the lighter fluid and also started a fire in an aisle of the store, Justin Cannamore, was sentenced to three years in prison last year.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Charcoal chimneys take lighter fluid out of the equation, ensuring your grill is ready faster and that your food always tastes amazing.
    Melissa Mayer, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The fires were set by drenching clothing racks with lighter fluid, according to an affidavit.
    Jesse Lieberman The Sun Herald (tns), al, 12 Sep. 2022
  • On Tuesday night, protesters started a fire at the county government building with the use of lighter fluid.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2020
  • After they were killed with gunshots to the back of their heads, the criminals started the blaze to cover up their crime, using paper products from the yogurt shop doused in lighter fluid.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Charcoal grills require dealing with messy briquettes or hardwood lump and maybe lighter fluid.
    Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Stack the briquettes into a pyramid shape, squirt on some lighter fluid, and then immediately light the briquettes.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2022
  • Umbrellas on his patio were also set on fire, and a container of lighter fluid was found nearby.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 5 July 2022

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