tinder

Example Sentences

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Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The Cowork plug-ins were like a match on dry tinder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Neither side is sitting still—and the steps they are taking to shore up their longer-term resilience will likely provide tinder for flare-ups.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

But a week later, powerful Santa Ana winds arrived, and coupled with single-digit humidity, they turned the landscape into bone-dry tinder ready to burn.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Normally his tone would have sparked a tinder in me.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck