cinder
noun
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
cinders
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pluralof cinder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Los Angeles, alas, we were, last spring, a city of cinders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
"I've been relieved from the burden of my stuff because it's all in cinders."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Burning characters to cinders does little but to flatten colonialism into a fiery spectacle.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2024
He hid behind a seawall for hours, the wind blowing hot ash and cinders over him.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
I was buried alive in noise, and the heat and cinders stung my neck and legs and the bottoms of my feet.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
