1
: a glowing fragment (as of coal) from a fire
especially
: one smoldering in ashes
2
embers plural
: the smoldering remains of a fire
3
embers plural
: slowly dying or fading emotions, memories, ideas, or responses still capable of being revived
the embers of his past
Examples of ember in a Sentence
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Briggs also argued Stephan’s office has a history of declining to prosecute embers of far-right organizations that commit violence.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
According to some sources who work closely with mods, though, Huffman and other execs had simply paid too little attention to moderators’ needs recently, and in so doing inadvertently fanned the embers that would ignite a fire.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Formed out of the embers of New Zealand alternative-rock favorites Split Enz, Crowded House are members of the ARIA Hall of Fame, inducted back in 2016 in recognition of a career which has yielded more than 15 million album sales, 13 ARIA Awards, a BRIT Award, and an MTV VMA.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Over Labor Day weekend, wind carried embers for miles, causing the fire, which became known as the Lionshead, to jump and merge with others.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
The promise that magnesium can soothe, ground and calm us — like a gravity blanket for the mind — is especially alluring in anxious times when prices are surging, wars fill the news and the embers of the pandemic are still smoldering.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Many were racked with grief, but also were wondering anxiously whether the escalating crisis in the Middle East had stoked the embers of Islamic terrorism and blown them to a small northern French city.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Crawley’s new phase of bigger and better scores began to rev up as the dying embers of Joe Root’s captaincy started to throw off defensive inhibitions and became more aggressive.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
More than 1,100 years ago, a family gathered around the glowing embers of the hearth in the center of their 800-square-foot home in England.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
According to some sources who work closely with mods, though, Huffman and other execs had simply paid too little attention to moderators’ needs recently, and in so doing inadvertently fanned the embers that would ignite a fire.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Formed out of the embers of New Zealand alternative-rock favorites Split Enz, Crowded House are members of the ARIA Hall of Fame, inducted back in 2016 in recognition of a career which has yielded more than 15 million album sales, 13 ARIA Awards, a BRIT Award, and an MTV VMA.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
Over Labor Day weekend, wind carried embers for miles, causing the fire, which became known as the Lionshead, to jump and merge with others.
—ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2024
The promise that magnesium can soothe, ground and calm us — like a gravity blanket for the mind — is especially alluring in anxious times when prices are surging, wars fill the news and the embers of the pandemic are still smoldering.
—Adam Markovitz, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Many were racked with grief, but also were wondering anxiously whether the escalating crisis in the Middle East had stoked the embers of Islamic terrorism and blown them to a small northern French city.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Crawley’s new phase of bigger and better scores began to rev up as the dying embers of Joe Root’s captaincy started to throw off defensive inhibitions and became more aggressive.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
More than 1,100 years ago, a family gathered around the glowing embers of the hearth in the center of their 800-square-foot home in England.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Ember.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ember. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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ember
noun
em·ber
ˈem-bər 
: a glowing piece of coal or wood from a fire
especially
: such a piece smoldering in ashes
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