kindled

Example Sentences

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For some in Dandong, North Korea's tentative reopening kindled hope of returning home.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Among the locals, his arrival has kindled hopes of an economic renaissance, but it has also stoked controversy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The pair of reality TV stars who kindled a romance last year on “Love Island” Season 6 have called it quits, The Times confirmed Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

The medieval monuments that dotted Baharampur, the city he grew up in, kindled his interest in history and he pursued the subject in college.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

“The rocks began to say the same thing, so Mambo had fires kindled on them and split them into pieces. Still the voice was heard whispering, ‘If not for Tumbale, there would be no victory.’

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer