ember

Example Sentences

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Clare flung the broken monocle away and blew on the pulsing ember, praying to the all-knowing Universe it wouldn’t go out.

From Literature

Clearly they hoped she would rekindle the dying embers of the show.

From Los Angeles Times

Communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely; embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reignited into the giant Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times

We hitched her to the wagon, poured water on the embers, and set off for home on the crown of the road.

From Literature

He reached for a stick and poked the embers.

From Literature