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Example Sentences

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Swirling dust, burning trees, thick smoke and drifting embers heighten the danger, while firsthand accounts layered emotional tension.

From Los Angeles Times

Many residents have told The Times harrowing stories of narrowly escaping smoke-filled homes and streets filled with raining embers.

From Los Angeles Times

After they had wandered off, I improvised a broom from dried stems and tidied up, sweeping away the embers.

From Literature

However, she says her upbringing was steeped in British culture adding: "My childhood was sort of the last embers of empire and the colonial era."

From BBC

“My dad taught me,” said Akira, and an ember of worry smoldered in her stomach as she wondered again if he was okay.

From Literature