ashen
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The watchdog noted that the figure's grey, ashen skin, cracked lips and fixed, vacant expression combined to give a "realistic impression of a dead child".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
And while that ashen cross is being applied, the priest reminds us of a stark biblical lesson: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Legislators looked ashen and somber, and one of their number, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., declared it “one of the most troubling things” he’d ever witnessed.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
It took two days to cross that ashen scabland.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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