The cindery ruins smelled faintly of smoke as we walked through them.

The town hosted a Cinderella dance each autumn, a quaint early-evening party that concluded at midnight.

At the folk festival, the troupe performed several Cinderella dances that delighted the children.

Her meteoric rise from a small roadside stall to owning a chain of restaurants became known as a Cinderella story.

The old fireplace was surprisingly cinderless after the long, slow burn.

The cinderman spent every Saturday scouring flea markets for rare stamps to add to his collection.

When the old bell tolled midnight, the cindermen emerged from the ruins to reclaim what they had lost.

The store announced a Cinderella sale this weekend to clear out damaged and overstocked items.

Cinderella sales tend to attract bargain hunters looking for last-minute deals before stores close.

The director took several Cinderella liberties to make the tale more relevant to modern audiences.