cigarette
noun
a cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco cured for smoking, considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper.
cigarettes
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pluralof cigarette.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The inspiring tale of a forgotten hero: In 1990, a single dad got fed up with the billboards for cigarettes targeting Chicago’s Black neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Lyrically, Charli disavows cigarettes and writes sincere apologies for her past mistakes.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Children aged 17 or younger now face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes, since it will be illegal for shops to sell tobacco to anyone born after 1 January 2009.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
PMI doesn’t sell any cigarettes in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s just me, the graffiti, the smell of crushed cigarettes, and three tears.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
