ember

Example Sentences

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He stayed in his truck outside the affordable senior complex, trying to keep an eye on things: warding off looters, putting out ember flare-ups, responding to flooding when the building’s sprinklers finally burst back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

India Today magazine called the film a "dead ember".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Some residents in Rainham believe an ember from the fires on Arnolds Field might have started that blaze.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

The other factor, ember intrusion, is when embers enter a home through an opening and ignite it from within.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

He reached out and flicked the ember straight back into the fire on his first try, no problem, then carried on like saving my ass was nothing, nothing at all.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx