coals

Example Sentences

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A firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling, red-hot coals in the dirt and warned colleagues that a more thorough mop-up was needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Why do you rake yourself over the coals for every last cent you have spent, and second-guess every move?

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

They expect to be "drawn over the coals" and they've had enough.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

The fire was little more than coals and it gave no light and the wood was nearly gone and the trees were falling all about them in the blackness.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy