charcoal

Example Sentences

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The fridge lies empty, the electric stove is not working, and the only available cooking method is a small charcoal grill her husband built.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

One man in the small town of Aguacate made headlines after he modified his 1980 Fiat Polski to run on charcoal, the same fuel many people here are now cooking with.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

After India restricted LPG supplies this month, catering companies were forced to prune their offerings for weddings and other parties—or find other fuels, such as charcoal and wood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

To better understand past fire activity, researchers examined charcoal preserved in peat deposits from Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australasia.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Nokomis put charcoal on her face one night, sent her to bed with no food, told her to remember her dreams, if she should have any.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich