embers
Example Sentences
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Beyer said the material works by reflecting radiant heat and blocking embers from entering the structure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Wind could then carry flames and embers beyond the immediate area of the original fire, he explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is an ideal fuel for buried embers, which can lie dormant until favourable conditions, such as wind and dry weather, allow them to reignite in broad daylight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
As the night grows black and the last embers start to dull, “Her Private Hell” sends you off to bed wondering if it could all be true.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
My habitual mood of humiliation, self-doubt, forlorn depression, fell damp on the embers of my decaying ire.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
