cinder patch
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Back to their troubles and their cinder patch, but—and this is a curious fact—their eyes gleam with hope and curiosity.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben
On a hot day the city is as appealing as a half-cooled cinder patch.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Hecht, Ben
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