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

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

How long until Morris blew hot embers into the clearing and chased them away again?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz