cigarette

Example Sentences

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It contrasts the small “makeshift consolations” of our ephemeral human-scale lives—a shared cigarette, a game of cards—with the grand forces of progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It is also present in cigarette smoke and processed meats.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

At first, we don’t quite know when we are — the TV sets are cathode ray, the phones are landlines and a cigarette machine sits in the town bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"It will be nicer, more green bushes, more sofas, more places to train, and of course, take away the cigarette boxes. They are not allowed to smoke," Wessman explained.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Digger had cupped his hands around the cigarette to relight it after the wind put it out.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings