embers

Example Sentences

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The dying embers of earnings season also kept investors busy.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

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

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

“We are blowing on the embers of hope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Nali used a metal poker to scooch bright embers underneath the kettle, rustling up embers that floated like fireflies.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young