How to Use lighter fluid in a Sentence

lighter fluid

noun
  • Maybe squirt some lighter fluid on it and strike a match, just to be sure.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Sunday threw lighter fluid on the fire.
    — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Gloves and bleach were found in the front of the car while lighter fluid was found in the backseat.
    — Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Gloves and bleach were found in the front of the car, and lighter fluid was found in the backseat.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Then Woody sent him into the house for matches and lighter fluid.
    — Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The torch also broke and the lighter fluid was splattered all over the living room.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The analysis showed that they had been poisoned by a grilling lighter fluid.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Harwood, meanwhile, set up a table and poured lighter fluid on it.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • The silky, inflammable scent of lighter fluid hit first, then the Whitesnake.
    — Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The report stated that gloves and bleach were found in the front of the car and lighter fluid was in the backseat.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The teens eventually pulled to the side of the road and poured lighter fluid inside the car.
    — Michael Tarm, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Officers found a lighter next to the bottle of charcoal lighter fluid.
    — Katie Redefer, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Dad would question her drinking, which was like squirting lighter fluid on a roaring fire.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Grilling Don't use lighter fluid or an accelerant to light your grill.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
  • Julia added a single Bic lighter fluid earring, and wore her long brown hair straight and down.
    — Seventeen, 12 May 2023
  • 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
  • The man looked out his peephole and saw Gieske and heard the noise of someone shaking a lighter fluid can.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Ruffin and the other man then lit some paper and ignited the lighter fluid.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Remove the burner before filling with lighter fluid, and use the fill cup to help reduce spills.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • The children’s mother put lighter fluid on Shauna Beth and lit her on fire.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Charcoal grills require dealing with messy briquettes or hardwood lump and maybe lighter fluid.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 2 Sep. 2022
  • 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 fires were set by drenching clothing racks with lighter fluid, according to an affidavit.
    — Jesse Lieberman The Sun Herald (tns), al, 12 Sep. 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
  • Umbrellas on his patio were also set on fire, and a container of lighter fluid was found nearby.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 5 July 2022
  • The bodies of the four teenagers were discovered the next morning when firefighters were called to put out a fire that had been set with lighter fluid.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025

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