kindling

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

It was the excess on show on the social media accounts of politicians' children that provided the kindling for Nepal's Gen Z uprising last year.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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

She dragged some fallen-down branches and driftwood into a pile and used dried palm leaves for kindling.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr