cinders

Example Sentences

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Life savings, memories and livelihoods: all cinders within hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 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

Five firefighters who were protecting Pomonal sustained minor burns from cinders on Tuesday night when the fire changed direction and burnt over their truck, officials said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

The roof was a typical tar-over-wood affair, which meant, in addition to keeping it wet, the men on it were constantly dancing around to stamp out burning cinders.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy