dying fire

Frequency: 6.55.2 per million words

A fire that is about to go out.

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Examples (10)

  • We huddled around the dying fire for warmth as the night grew colder.
  • He threw another log onto the dying fire, hoping to bring it back to life.
  • The only light in the dark room came from the embers of the dying fire.
  • Staring into the dying fire, she contemplated her future.
  • By the time we returned to the campsite, only a dying fire remained.
  • The old storyteller shared his tales by the soft glow of a dying fire.
  • Metaphorically, their passion had become a dying fire, lacking its former heat.
  • He felt his enthusiasm for the project was a dying fire that needed new fuel.
  • The rebels tried to reignite the dying fire of their revolution.
  • The painting depicted a lone traveler warming his hands over a dying fire.