candle
Example Sentences
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By Friday morning, a small makeshift memorial of votive candles and roses had sprung up outside of a ground-level apartment neighbors said was associated with the man who was killed.
From Los Angeles Times
Officials said Friday that the fire was likely caused by incandescent candles and sparklers attached to Champagne bottles that ignited a ceiling.
“Everything suggests that the fire started from incandescent candles or sparklers attached to champagne bottles, brought too close to the ceiling,” said Beatrice Pilloud, attorney general for Valais, the Swiss canton where the fire occurred.
Some left bunches of flowers and candles, while others placed messages at a makeshift shrine.
From BBC
Authorities investigating the deadly blaze said they suspected that "sparklers or Bengal candles" sparked the fire.
From Barron's
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