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

Much of the fire was doused by late on Sunday but authorities said the site will continue to smoulder in the coming days.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2021

The WHO has previously said the Covid-19 pandemic could smoulder in Africa for several years after killing as many as 190,000 people in the coming 12 months.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2020

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

From Economist • Sep. 10, 2015

In the centre of the town the bonfire was beginning to smoulder.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya