coals

Example Sentences

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One told a boss about red hot coals and smoldering ash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

His eyes burned like a thousand red-hot coals, and if looks could kill....What am I saying?

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia