ash
Example Sentences
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His poems can seem like black crystals; hold them to the light and they glint with ash, Scripture, lovers’ voices and breath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Plumes of smoke and ash then deposited the heavy metal across the burn zone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
By studying these chemical fingerprints, scientists can determine exactly which eruption produced a specific layer of ash.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
I wonder how many people in this room are stirring the forces that will be ash in someone’s ice core 1,500 years from now.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
After decades of mixing with the soil underneath and becoming enriched by animal and plant decomposition, the ash and mud were finally able to support large plants.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing ash
Black and Gray
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3-letter words, List 1
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