coals

Example Sentences

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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

After being raked over the coals, Deen turned to look at the camera.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Before we walk into a room, we like to be fairly certain of what we’ll find — walls, floor, furniture, not hot coals or clouds of poison gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

He’s looking at ashes, gray coals, and blackened soot and bark.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes