cigarette

Example Sentences

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Electrical equipment, unattended camp fires, cigarette butts and arson have rapidly increased the interval of fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A World War Two soldier's silver cigarette case has been found by a metal detectorist 82 years and 370 miles away from where he died.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Two men share a cigarette light, another pair a smile.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She lit a fresh cigarette almost at once, and said, as pointedly as she was able, “Anyway, your sister says he’s a brilliant boy. Lane.”

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger