spark - use in sentences

Object

  • outrage: The latest increases have sparked outrage from many quarters especially for people who live on fixed or low incomes, like pensioners.
  • controversy: One Bedlam member sparked controversy by making the same point in a recent radio interview.
  • rumor: Halle Berry has been spotted getting cozy with Versace model Gabriel Aubry - sparking rumors they are dating.
  • fury: The let-off sparked fury after she landed back in court despite being slapped with an anti-social behavior order.
  • plug: They are exact replicas down to the tiniest detail except for tires, chain and spark plugs.
  • frenzy: DAVID BECKHAM David Beckham sparked a media frenzy in Spain when he accidentally told journalists his wife Victoria was pregnant.

Converse of object

  • ignite: Walking hand in hand, initiating exception, lighting the dark, igniting the spark.

Converse of subject

  • ignite: The blast was attributed to an unusual build-up of stomach gases ignited by the sparks.

Adjective modifier

  • bright: Over the last few days some bright spark has wiped the Prague Candy board twice by filling it with messages.
  • divine: Her personal interest is helping people awaken the spirit within through an awareness of holistic living, contrasted with the divine spark within.

Modifies a noun

  • plug: What should my spark plug gap be set to?
  • arrestor: Attached to the top of the chimney is a final stage spark arrestor.
  • ignition: O Octane Number A measure of a fuel's ability to prevent detonation in a spark ignition engine.
  • arrester: Spark arresters can prevent sparks from the flue landing on the thatch, however they must be cleaned regularly.
  • gap: What should my spark plug gap be set to?
  • erosion: Plant includes 4-axis CNC spark erosion, 4-axis CNC wire erosion, and CNC milling machines running DNC from our 3D CAD/CAM systems.

Noun used with modifier

  • iridium: Please refer to our Iridium spark plugs page for further information.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: The external stimuli of a picture of a cat could spark off such emotive responses in you.

Preposition: of

  • divinity: Now a new spark of divinity is busy forming inside this body.
  • inspiration: Consequently, Anglia Polytechnic University's Professor Stephen Heppell had a spark of inspiration, and Notschool.net was born.

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