embers
Example Sentences
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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
After firefighters extinguished the Jan. 1 blaze, torrential winds reignited the embers a week later.
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
After it was repaired in April 2025, remaining pinhole tears caused by embers from the fire meant the reservoir had to be drained again, Collins said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
He leans on a stump now, trying to catch his breath, embers from the fire falling around him like flaming confetti.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
