ash
Example Sentences
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Tsang said that "some remains have already been reduced to ashes" and that it was possible that some of the people reported missing will not be recovered.
From Barron's
An AFP reporter heard loud cracking sounds, possibly from the burning bamboo, and saw thick plumes of smoke billowing from at least four buildings as flames and ash reached high into the sky.
From Barron's
Now, emerging research shows disabled survivors are also disproportionately likely to suffer in the aftermath of an inferno — as much from smoke and ash as from bureaucratic intransigence and institutional failure.
From Los Angeles Times
Mogadishu is rising, literally, from the ashes of decades of war.
From Barron's
His business already took a major financial hit this year during the L.A. wildfires, which filled the air with smoke and ash.
From Los Angeles Times
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