ember

Example Sentences

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“For people I’ve talked to who lost their homes, fire front versus ember cast mean nothing other than there was fire in their community, in their neighborhood, burning down homes,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

India Today magazine called the film a "dead ember".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Some residents in Rainham believe an ember from the fires on Arnolds Field might have started that blaze.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

They designed it with the Orange County Fire Authority to be ready for an ember storm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

She uncovered an ember from the ashes and shredded little pieces of cornhusk over it and blew a little flame into the corn- husks so that a tiny light danced through the hut.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck