Sentence examples for a flashpoint that from inspiring English sources

Four students were shot dead in a flashpoint that became the focus of a deeply divided nation.

More protests were planned for late on Sunday, including in St Louis, Missouri, where in August 2014 an unarmed black 18-year-old was killed in the suburb of Ferguson in a flashpoint that continues to reverberate two years later.

The West Bank city of Hebron, site of the Tomb of the Patriarchs and the Ibrahimi (Abraham's) mosque, a key site on the path, has become a flashpoint that has seen recent shootings around the holy site itself.

Eric Dier departed England's friendly with Spain angrily accusing Ander Herrera of elbowing him in the face and claiming he would "see him soon" after a flashpoint that could linger into next month's meeting between the players in the Premier League.

In St . Louis gun thefts have become such a flashpoint that Police Chief Sam Dotson issued a stern warning in advance of the 2013 opening day at Busch Stadium, telling gun owners to leave their firearms at home because thieves were targeting cars in the stadium's parking lot during St . LouisCardinals games.

You could ignore it until it goes away, but let's be honest -- that's never an effective or lasting strategy, especially when it comes to a cultural flashpoint that has been around since pretty much forever.

With California projected to experience more frequent and deadly wildfires in the future, the issue has emerged as a powerful flashpoint that will continue to force cultural figures off the sidelines and put Republicans, especially Trump, in the hot seat.

Thanks to Alex Pareene, I have become aware of a major flashpoint that's driving the conversation and winning the morning in the hotly contested race to represent Pinellas County in the Florida State Senate, where incumbent Republican Jeff Brandes is currently running well ahead of his primary opponent Jim Frishe.

Rio Tinto's ownership of the the world's third-largest uranium mine with Iran offers an easy flashpoint that shows just how radioactive the stock may be for U.S. politicians.

The flashpoint that inspired a barrage of angry letters and e-mails from Texas students, faculty members and alumni was Mr. Powell's hiring of a special adviser with ties to Mr. Sandefer and the conservative policy group, and the creation of two task forces to focus on university excellence and blended and online learning.

I called on the technician at his home because electricity is now such a political flashpoint that he didn't want to be seen hosting a journalist at work.