embers

Example Sentences

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The dying embers of earnings season also kept investors busy.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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

He had started the fire for her, or fanned the embers when it started to die out.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie