Sentence examples for try to ignite from inspiring English sources

Now Toys R UsUs is prodding the old codger of a brand to try to ignite a holiday upturn.

"This is a sign that they've decided to try to ignite the Muslim-Christian fault line," said Darren Kew, a Nigeria expert at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

"While we don't want to try to ignite anything, we'd be blind to overlook what's happening and not to sound the alarm".

In comments reported by The Times and The Daily Telegraph, Mr Fallon claimed there is a "real and present danger" Mr Putin could try to ignite tensions in former Soviet states such as Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

Few in Europe were as open in blaming the victims as one sheikh in Saudi Arabia, who followed up his condemnation with the clarification that "all those who try to ignite our anger are responsible for the consequences".

He added, "My apology is for talking about it publicly because I shouldn't take advantage of the forum that I have as a professional golfer to try to ignite change over these issues".

Basically, I tried to ignite it.

Other publishers are trying to ignite online sales, too.

The endless hours in the dark back room, trying to ignite a broken fuse.

Mum busies herself around Dad, cajoling, geeing him up, trying to ignite something in him.

Mr. Reid had tried to ignite plastic explosives hidden in his shoes on American Airlines Flight 63.