tinder

Example Sentences

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This article was the tinder we needed in my Saturday group where we typically have three to four foursomes playing a team game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Neither side is sitting still—and the steps they are taking to shore up their longer-term resilience will likely provide tinder for flare-ups.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

In the lead-up to the Palisades and Eaton fires this month, the intense dryness kept vegetation tinder dry — a recipe for disaster when combined with strong Santa Ana winds and an ignition.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

I clicked steel and flint together, even though I couldn’t see the tinder.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George