coals

Example Sentences

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A firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling, red-hot coals in the dirt and warned colleagues that a more thorough mop-up was needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Why do you rake yourself over the coals for every last cent you have spent, and second-guess every move?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

They expect to be "drawn over the coals" and they've had enough.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

There was a little stove there with a few coals glowing and a desk piled high with papers and a carpet on the floor, and some chests of drawers.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier