hot coal

Example Sentences

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For locals, the major source of heat is the kanger, a pot filled with hot coal embers tucked inside their pheran, a traditional knee-length cloak.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

There was no immediate word on why people at the event walked over hot coal.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Singapore is a city for insomniacs and hedonists, for those who chase exotic flavors and know to find them hiding in plain sight under fluorescent lights or sizzling on roadside hot coal fires.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2019

He has positioned himself in the corner, in the shadows, and he shakes hands in a manner that suggests he’s picking up a hot coal.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2016

I picked it up between two fingers and dropped it into the sink like it had been a piece of hot coal.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken