kindling

Example Sentences

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We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Last month, Unesco recognised it as a Creative City of Gastronomy - adding it to a select list of global cities and kindling hopes that it will spotlight Lucknow's sublime food.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

But just as some trees and plants withstood the Eaton and Palisades fires, others went up like kindling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

Among the tasks: fabricating plastic Christmas trees, building garden sheds, ripping pallets into kindling, and sorting metal in the junkyard.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

When he returned he brought with him a scuttle of coal and some kindling.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers