| By allowing the worst to occur, the tinderbox of the Balkans will be ignited and the whole continent subsequently engulfed. |
| Everyone knew the stand was a bit of a tinderbox, but none actually thought it would go up. |
| Even so, an ongoing drought and millions of acres of dead, bark beetle infected trees have turned much of the west into a potential tinderbox. |
| Cottage country is a tinderbox waiting for an spark to set off the explosion. |
| Decades of fire suppression and scattershot suburban development have created a tinderbox and now you have seen the results. |
| Nearby Silas's cottage, they find a tinderbox, which makes a townsman recall that a peddler who'd come to town recently carried a tinderbox. |
