smoulder

Example Sentences

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Once people realized that the authorities had not acted in their best interest, resentment began to smoulder.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2022

According to filmmaker Paul Mothersole, who has studied the tragedy for 15 years, the film operator spotted a reel of nitrocellulose film which had begun to smoulder.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2019

Even then, the building continued to smoulder well into Saturday afternoon.

From The Guardian • Jun. 16, 2018

Yet the remnants of what just a generation ago were vast swathes of virgin rainforest still smoulder and flame.

From Economist • Sep. 10, 2015

It is a tussle that continues to smoulder.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall