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

The Palisades fire was a holdover from the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which continued to smolder and burn underground until kicked up by heavy winds on Jan. 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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

Then I placed the twigs on top of the grill, where the green wood would smolder rather than burn.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan