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

U2 got raked over the coals when their late ’80s wandering across the American West inspired “The Joshua Tree.”

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

She left me with only the last glows of the coals for light.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff