kindling
Example Sentences
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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
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“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
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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
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Adding kindling to the social media firestorm, other X users resurfaced previous clips of B. Simone noting that she preferred men who were entrepreneurs over those who worked 9-to-5 jobs.
From Los Angeles Times
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