smolder
Example Sentences
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And why is the cigar still smoldering, burning a little hole in the newspaper?
The blaze was still smoldering Monday as the Coast Guard continued fire suppression efforts at sea, according to Joint Information Center manager Steven Groner.
From Los Angeles Times
There are underground fires burning in at least two landfills in Southern California — smoldering chemical reactions that are incinerating buried garbage, releasing toxic fumes and spewing liquid waste.
From Los Angeles Times
“They weigh 30 tons and have up to 18-foot blades and can bury smoldering fuels and expose new fuels, which can create new hazards and place firefighters at risk.”
From Los Angeles Times
A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air.
From Los Angeles Times
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