charcoal
Example Sentences
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The fridge lies empty, the electric stove is not working, and the only available cooking method is a small charcoal grill her husband built.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
One man in the small town of Aguacate made headlines after he modified his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, the same fuel many people here are now cooking with.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
Instead, they’re bringing in extra money with the charcoal bedtime lattes they’re ordering from room service and the upgrades for AI-powered beds that analyze sleep quality and hotel-offered sleep doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
No one to talk to other than “Would you pass me that charcoal pencil?” in art class or “Are you done with the protractor?” in math.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
