tinder

Example Sentences

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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

“The tinder was there for something like Friday to occur,” said Mike Thompson, co-portfolio manager at Little Harbor Advisors.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

As soon as Sam had struck a spark into the tinder, it kindled the dry grass and a flurry of flame and smoke went up.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien