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

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

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 • Mar. 11, 2026

They added that four floors of the building appeared to still be standing, with embers of the blaze visible inside them.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

They sat like that, in perfect silence, until whatever magic had filled the air seemed to dissipate and the dying fire turned to glowing orange embers in the dirt.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray