ember
Example Sentences
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Clearly they hoped she would rekindle the dying embers of the show.
From Los Angeles Times
Communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely; embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reignited into the giant Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times
We hitched her to the wagon, poured water on the embers, and set off for home on the crown of the road.
From Literature
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He reached for a stick and poked the embers.
From Literature
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Over the next two days, a series of communication failures and questionable decisions led crews to leave the area prematurely, with embers from the small Jan. 1 fire later reigniting into the devastating Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times
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