embers

Example Sentences

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He said residents should pour water on loose embers if close to their properties and "don't hesitate to call 999" if they catch something alight.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Even when Fuki gets away from the city, the camera lingers on her watching a campfire’s dying embers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The dying embers of earnings season also kept investors busy.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

After firefighters extinguished the Jan. 1 blaze, torrential winds reignited the embers a week later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

As soon as anyone sees smoke coming from our cabin, they come for embers, because they all let their fires go completely out during the night.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone