embers

Example Sentences

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He said residents should pour water on loose embers if close to their properties and "don't hesitate to call 999" if they catch something alight.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Even when Fuki gets away from the city, the camera lingers on her watching a campfire’s dying embers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

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

I removed the embers from the oven and used them to start a cooking fire.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo