cinder

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Beneath moss-covered cinder blocks, dilapidated stone markers, and a handful of headstones, more than 200 children who died in state custody between the 1870s and 1930s are buried.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

His throne room is made of cinder blocks and has a dirt floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It prompted me to use cinder blocks as a form of sculpture and think about what kind of modern-day ruins we pass by.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

He has stacked some cinder blocks to anchor iron rods for holding up a sheet, which is meant to serve as a roof.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

The rats now commenced to dig busily at the dirt on top of and around Mrs. Frisby’s cinder block.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien