embers

Example Sentences

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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

After a line of flames had been extinguished, the ash devil rose from the embers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Over the next two days, a series of communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely, with embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reigniting into the devastating Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“We are blowing on the embers of hope.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

More embers rattled on the roof like hail.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz