smolder

Example Sentences

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"Peatlands and organic soils can smolder for weeks to years, releasing enormous amounts of ancient carbon."

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

As a result, they may overlook slower, less visible fires that smolder deep within peat and organic soils.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

Passions still smolder below the surface, but there is not enough oxygen to let them flame into life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Embers can bury deep in tree roots and chaparral, become covered in heavy ash and continue to smolder until strong winds set them free.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Something was starting to smolder inside her—why couldn’t Reggie just call and say he was sorry?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel