cigarette

noun

cig·a·rette ˌsi-gə-ˈret

ˈsi-gə-ˌret

variants or less commonly cigaret

: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked

also : a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)

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Listen to this article A correction officer at the troubled MDC Brooklyn federal jail showed up to work wearing a protective vest stuffed with pot, cigarettes and other contraband, federal prosecutors allege. —

John Annese, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025 In a moment that went viral, Ferrell, 57, dressed up as his lovable, innocent character from the 2003 holiday classic Elf — and watched the Los Angeles Kings play the Philadelphia Flyers while scowling, drinking beer and holding a cigarette. —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025 Hunter is charged with burglary in connection with the Jan. 4 theft of a lottery display from a Peotone business and with burglary and robbery in connection with a Jan. 10 theft of liquor, cigarettes and lottery tickets from a New Lenox business, police said. —

Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 The hillsides surrounding Los Angeles are filled with brush that has evolved to burn with regularity, and more people are in these areas today than in the past to potentially start fires via cigarettes, power lines, fireworks, vehicles or other sources. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cigarette