embers
Example Sentences
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The wind could change the direction and speed of a fire, he added, while burning embers could be carried ahead of the main flames and set fire to new areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As the night grows black and the last embers start to dull, “Her Private Hell” sends you off to bed wondering if it could all be true.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
There was smoke and embers blowing in the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s an indication that decades of efforts to clear flammable plants around homes and fortify their exteriors against flames, heat and embers are being outpaced by increasingly extreme wildfire behavior and construction in fire-prone areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
She pointed to the roof, where red-hot embers had already landed and caught the asphalt shingles on fire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
