cinders

Example Sentences

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Robinson said he didn’t come to sift the cinders, not today.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

"I've been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it's all in cinders."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

Burning characters to cinders does little but to flatten colonialism into a fiery spectacle.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2024

As cinders rained around her, the woman tried to flag down people driving past for a ride.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023

He felt the sharp cinders that had been bark push against the back of his knee and knew that Roger had sat down.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding