How to Use ember in a Sentence
ember
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And the wind will then carry the embers from the hot spots and just spread it.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 16 Jan. 2025
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The embers in the grate have long gone cold, and when Thomas gets back he’ll be drenched.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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The next day, his bones were carried out in the embers.
—Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2017
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As the fire turned to embers, Tony walked us to our rooms, one by one.
—Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2018
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Second, winds sweep down from the north and breathe new life on the embers.
—Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
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Most put out a warm glow, one that reminds me of the embers of a camp fire.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2020
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This notch will allow the dust to pour out and create a place for the ember to form.
—Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
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The Parthenon glowed at eye level, a pile of orange ember in the sky.
—New York Times, 22 Sep. 2021
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One never knows which ember will land in the right spot to set it all ablaze.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021
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But so fierce was the wind that the embers traveled across the hills, causing fires up to 13 miles away.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2020
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In this case, any ember that happens to match the speed of the wave can be picked up and begins to surf.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Use a grid or other method to place the skillet very near, but not on, the embers.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2017
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The ferocity of the winds sent embers swirling through the air.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
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Santa Ana winds blew embers into the field west of the fire.
—Ramona Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2017
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Once one roof caught fire, embers jumped from roof to roof, spreading the fire.
—Tony Rizzo Lisa Gutierrez Katy Bergen Steve Vockrodt Ian Cummings svockrodt@kcstar.com icummings@kcstar.com kbergen@kcstar.com lgutierrez@kcstar.com, kansascity, 20 Mar. 2017
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As the meat cooks, don't add any more wood, but let the flames die down so the embers are cooking the venison.
—Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 13 Jan. 2020
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Houses to the south of the blaze began igniting from the heat and embers blown by the strong wind.
—Tony Rizzo Lisa Gutierrez Katy Bergen Steve Vockrodt Ian Cummings svockrodt@kcstar.com icummings@kcstar.com kbergen@kcstar.com lgutierrez@kcstar.com, kansascity, 20 Mar. 2017
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There were piles of rubble on all sides and glowing embers swirled in the air.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ray's house fire was caused by a fire ember that came out of the home's chimney and landed on the roof.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 27 Dec. 2021
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Ashley Barnes came off the bench late on to settle the contest in the dying embers of the game.
—SI.com, 21 Apr. 2018
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The game looked to be heading for a draw, that was until the dying embers.
—SI.com, 4 May 2018
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To help kick the new year off on a fragrant note, Febreze has announced ember as its scent of the year.
—Danielle Harling, House Beautiful, 20 Feb. 2022
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Each fled in a chaotic scramble last week as the winds and embers picked up.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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The fire sizzles down to embers, casting the area in a hazy orange glow.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2023
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That can easily take an ember and pull it across the line...
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2020
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Australia was ablaze, and the embers had barely cooled in the Amazon.
—Mary Annaïse Heglar, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020
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And the flames and the embers are fully contained within the robot.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2023
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The spark guard keeps embers from flying out of the fire bowl while still allowing a clear view of the flames.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2024
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In just minutes, embers were spotted a mile away from the initial spark.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Aboard ship, Stimson and Bean engaged in lifeboat drills, drew heavy black curtains across windows at dusk and refrained from smoking on deck at night lest a German submarine spot the orange glow of an ember.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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