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

They added that four floors of the building appeared to still be standing, with embers of the blaze visible inside them.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The water monster blew upon it and small embers ignited.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young