kindling

Example Sentences

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In both finance and manufacturing, risks accumulated like kindling until an unexpected spark ignited a conflagration.

From Washington Post

Men scavenged the nearby hills for as much kindling as they could carry.

From New York Times

So, instead, they were camped out in tents, and setting trash and kindling alight to keep warm.

From Washington Post

While one or two of us cook and finish making camp, the others gather logs and kindling and build the fire, which will sustain us deep into the night and keep animals away.

From Los Angeles Times

The superior execution of "Poker Face" through its tautly rendered one-and-done hours is likely to throw kindling on that fire, especially if it becomes the show that finally enables Peacock to achieve liftoff.

From Salon