embers
Example Sentences
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Communications between firefighters and state officials showed that protecting endangered plant species from firefighting equipment took priority over ensuring the embers were fully extinguished.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
After firefighters extinguished the Jan. 1 blaze, torrential winds reignited the embers a week later.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Jump forward 400-odd appearances, Coleman is now in the dying embers of his career but his place as an Everton legend is secure.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Clearly they hoped she would rekindle the dying embers of the show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Rani pokes at the dying embers of her fire with a stick.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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