ember
Example Sentences
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Over the next two days, a series of communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely, with embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reigniting into the devastating Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times
They added that four floors of the building appeared to still be standing, with embers of the blaze visible inside them.
From BBC
A fireplace sat in one corner, the wood burned down to embers, and on the opposite side of the room was an elegant wood desk.
From Literature
The roof, where burning embers can accumulate, is made of fire-resistant material.
From Los Angeles Times
“We are blowing on the embers of hope.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
