smoldering remains
Example Sentences
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Monday morning, a backhoe began tearing down what was left of the structure as firefighters sprayed water on the smoldering remains.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
The tale starts long before the rise and fall of the Vijayanagar empire, in the smoldering remains of a “tiny, defeated kingdom.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023
“Most of the community of Lincoln Heights is gone,” Greene said Saturday, describing a scene of eerie quiet as smoke hung over the smoldering remains of the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2022
This is, of course, similar to setting your own house on fire and, as you stand in the smoldering remains, declaring yourself a very stable genius for remembering how to dial 911.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2020
I see the smoldering remains of the Justice Building in District 13 and just catch the black-and-white underside of a mockingjay’s wing as it flies across the upper right-hand corner.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
