smolder
Example Sentences
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When she got there, the arrivals hall dating back to the 19th century was smoldering.
“Wildfires tend to smolder for long periods of time,” Araujo testified.
From Los Angeles Times
What a mess, and the story is likely to smolder into the new year.
From Los Angeles Times
Why was an earlier Palisades fire allowed to smolder until it sparked the inferno that wiped out the town?
From Los Angeles Times
As parts of the city smoldered, many turned to Didion’s aching, poetic rendering of a paradise lost.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
