- plural of cinder.
cinders
Example Sentences
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Robinson said he didn’t come to sift the cinders, not today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
"I've been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it's all in cinders."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Burning characters to cinders does little but to flatten colonialism into a fiery spectacle.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2024
As cinders rained around her, the woman tried to flag down people driving past for a ride.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The fire crackled and a shower of cinders came from one corner.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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