kindling

Example Sentences

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We matter as much to him as a firestorm cares about kindling.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

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 • Dec. 19, 2025

It’s another adaptation from the video game that signals the kindling of the relationship between Ellie and Dina.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

These conditions cause plants to die and become kindling for wildfires.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

There was a stripped-down quality to her life, a kindling starkness, without parents and friends and home, the familiar landmarks that made her who she was.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie