kindling

Example Sentences

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It was easy to find twigs for kindling and he soon had a tepee of twigs built over his leaf pile.

From Literature

Plus, we have a sub—a bald guy with legs like kindling sticks and his name safety-pinned to his shirt like a kindergartener whose mom thought he might forget.

From Literature

“My niece Penelope has an affliction of the foot,” she said, shooting me a look that could have set fire to kindling wood.

From Literature

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

He set the children to gather kindling wood for the campfire.

From Literature