ashes
Example Sentences
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The 18-year-old told the BBC she barely escaped with her mother's ashes before she saw the fire breach her property.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Robert Bush was jailed for 20 years at Hull Crown Court on Friday for 67 offences, including denying 30 people a decent and proper burial and giving families the ashes of strangers.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
They were given ashes by Bush who claimed they were those of their loved one.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Finally, the Daily Mirror reports on families calling for a public inquiry into the funeral director who failed to bury or cremate people and gave bereaved relatives the ashes of strangers.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The first day, Ma cleaned and brushed all the ashes out of the cookstove.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
