ember

Example Sentences

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The ember cast transformed what started as a wildfire into a full-blown urban conflagration.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

“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

I contemplated my chances and fanned a dim ember of hope in my heart as I sat in the sun, reeking like a giant match.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly