torches
- plural of torch.
Example Sentences
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Instead of working with a massive furnace, participants use small torches, making the process feel more approachable and easier to control.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Battalion members prepared the drones in pitch dark, illuminated only by red torches.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
Finally, two Olympic torches were lit two Olympic cauldrons, in Milan and Cortina, their flames at the center of shape-shifting spheres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The situation is particularly acute in the capital, Kyiv, where blackouts had, until late last year, largely been a bearable annoyance that residents could weather with power banks, candles and battery-powered torches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Shadowy figures with torches, scurrying across a broad lawn.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
