How to Use butane in a Sentence

butane

noun
  • Firefighters moved a half dozen butane tanks away from the house.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Brussels sprouts will be sautéed with bacon on her butane stove.
    — New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The handheld kitchen torch will need to be filled with butane before use.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Each team has an hour to prepare a meal using two butane burners.
    — John Benson, cleveland.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • One of the men sparked a butane torch and began searing Michael’s flesh.
    — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Making rosin does not require solvents such as butane and propane.
    — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • This flameless lighter will replace all of your matches and butane lighters.
    — Molly Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Add sun block, insect repellent, butane lighter and an eye wash kit.
    — cleveland.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Police say the woman used a butane torch to burn the letters and left some of them of the floor.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2019
  • For air guns, plastic pipe is used for the barrel, and a butane lighter switch works as a trigger.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • His butane-torch and mis-en-place (spices, garnishes sauces) are within an easy reach.
    — David Farkas, cleveland.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • The male grabbed two sets of wheel locks, a butane torch and headlight lamps and left the store without paying.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Chicken stock for paella is warmed up on a second butane burner.
    — Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Oven cleaner and butane stored above bags of flour and tempura batter.
    — Ryan Santistevan, azcentral, 16 May 2018
  • That’s handy in very cold conditions, as propane has a much lower boiling point than butane.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2023
  • In most states, the fall brings with it a switch to a cheaper blend of gasoline containing more butane.
    — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • That’s where my second choice, the mini portable butane stove, would come in handy.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2021
  • When crude oil is distilled, the lightest parts to boil off are butane and propane, followed by gasoline.
    — Wired, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The loot includes an elegant gold snakes grinder, art-pop red lips ashtray, and a long gold butane lighter.
    — Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • There is a compact sink here, along with a portable butane stove for heating up water or food.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Snap in a can of butane — barely $2 apiece, enough to cover a three-day camping trip — and turn the nob to start.
    — Scott Canon, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The law exempts lighters and small containers of non-odorized butane used to refill them.
    — Don Thompson, The Mercury News, 2 July 2019
  • Hash oil, a potent and popular form of cannabis, can be made using butane, a highly flammable gas.
    — oregonlive.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The dark coloration is from residual butane fuel produced by the lighter.
    — Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The fire erupted in a tank containing a mixture of butane and propane, a fire official said.
    — Washington Post, 26 June 2019
  • Police have since said that Sova had a knife and a butane lighter with a pistol-like handle in his hand, but no gun.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The fire also caused a can of butane fuel to explode, according to police.
    — Ashley Remkus, AL.com, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Or upgrade your tableside setup with a portable camp stove and butane cans.
    — Irene Yoo september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Presently, the spot price of butane is around $1/gallon lower than for finished gasoline.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 10 Apr. 2021
  • The fire originated at one storage tank where butane and Naphtha are mixed.
    — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2019

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