kindling

Example Sentences

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“My niece Penelope has an affliction of the foot,” she said, shooting me a look that could have set fire to kindling wood.

From Literature

Last month, Unesco recognised it as a Creative City of Gastronomy - adding it to a select list of global cities and kindling hopes that it will spotlight Lucknow's sublime food.

From BBC

He set the children to gather kindling wood for the campfire.

From Literature

Adding kindling to the social media firestorm, other X users resurfaced previous clips of B. Simone noting that she preferred men who were entrepreneurs over those who worked 9-to-5 jobs.

From Los Angeles Times

California has tens of millions of dead trees to serve as kindling for the next mega-fire, yet no single entity has sufficient authority or resources to address the threat.

From Los Angeles Times