Sentences with flammable
flam·ma·ble
F f - ...flammable liquids such as petrol or paraffin.
- Authorities say at least one train car carrying a flammable and toxic gas has derailed and caught fire in Tennessee, prompting an evacuation.
- Flammable and inflammable are interchangeable when used of the properties of materials. Flammable is, however, often preferred for warning labels as there is less likelihood of misunderstanding (inflammable being sometimes taken to mean not flammable). Inflammable is preferred in figurative contexts: this could prove to be an inflammable situation