- plural of cinder.
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
He hid behind a seawall for hours, the wind blowing hot ash and cinders over him.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
She tries to slide but the snow is too soft, not icy enough, and there are cinders and pieces of gravel in it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
