How to Use cigarette in a Sentence
cigarette
noun-
Does the movie have cigarette burns on the top right of the screen as a film reel would?
— Nick Allen, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023 -
The man and woman then bought cigarette rolls at the counter.
— Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 -
The cigarette smoke hung over the upstairs kitchen like a fog.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023 -
The sales tax on a pack of cigarettes will increase by $1.25, to $5 per pack.
— Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024 -
Forced to sell cigarettes on the street to get by, the 56-year-old blacksmith is angry.
— Nabih Bulos and A Times Special Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024 -
At the time, Mack was on his porch smoking a cigarette.
— Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023 -
She had been invited to smoke cigarettes in the trees on the far side of the running track.
— Karen Kicak, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024 -
Two of the men are smoking long cigarettes, a third is in a pinstripe suit.
— Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Their clothes, their house and their cars smell like cigarettes.
— Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024 -
So the gas tax is just on gas, or the cigarette tax is just on cigarettes.
— Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023 -
The guy working the deli counter thought nothing of lighting up a cigarette on the job.
— BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2022 -
Then there was Trotter, a cigarette made by and for pigs.
— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Plus the unit can run off your car’s cigarette lighter, if needed.
— Scott Kramer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Traci walked through the lot beside her, jumpy, the cigarette still behind her ear.
— Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024 -
Just as the sailor lights up a cigarette to go with the spectacle, a blaze erupts between the vessels.
— Amanda Forbis, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Smith blames the cigarette habit her mother could not kick.
— Jim Stingl, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022 -
Waving a cigarette in the air, Chappelle sang the song karaoke-style, slightly off-tune and with a cheeky smile.
— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Sep. 2022 -
The New York Times wrote that Sorkin, once a heavy smoker who saw the habit as part of the writing process, quit cigarettes after the health scare.
— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023 -
On a midday run for Pepsi and cigarettes, Sicard took a video of palm trees bowing in the heavy winds.
— Karin Brulliard and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Adding Bronny James to the Lakers would be like lighting up a cigarette at the gas pump.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 -
The pungent smell of cigarette smoke and mold wafted through the damp, dark hallways.
— Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022 -
Herring gave her a cigarette, and Lena gestured for him to light it.
— Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022 -
Still, Thursday wasn’t a complete washout, thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.
— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 -
And the guy just looked so elated that somebody would, A) talk to him, or B) even offer him a cigarette.
— Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024 -
One day, Eun-hee’s father walked into the shop to buy cigarettes.
— Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023 -
The same logic must be applied to the ban on menthol cigarettes.
— Richard Boykin, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024 -
But so far, a rise in vaping hasn’t made up for the steady decline of cigarette use.
— Nicolas Rivero, Quartz, 29 Aug. 2022 -
But a lot of reports and even the way it’s described in the book Under the Bridge just said she was burned with a cigarette on her forehead.
— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 29 May 2024 -
The fire was probably caused by an electrical short circuit or stray cigarette butt.
— Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024 -
And then there are those who are more like heavy cigarette smokers, consuming marijuana multiple times a day, morning or night, before or after meals, on breaks from work, or out with friends.
— Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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