ashes
Example Sentences
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Namaygoosisagagun First Nation Chief Helen Paavola told local news outlet CityNews in an interview that an aerial flyover showed that her community has been "burnt to ashes".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Jarunee Phosawad came from Roi Et in eastern Thailand to oversee the cremation of her cousin Kochaporn Sotharat's body and the return home of her ashes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Ruth’s mother told her that when she dies, her wishes are to have her ashes mixed with her husband’s and spread at one of their favorite places.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
What survives in the ashes of McCarthy’s fable is the elemental love that bonds a parent and a child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Slowly, the guinea fowl approached the cook-fire, which was now only a drift of ashes.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
