ash
Example Sentences
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Acid rain likely polluted drinking water, while thick ash buried vegetation and wildlife beneath heavy layers of debris.
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
With most of the city turned to rubble and ash, she and her partner moved to Kyiv but they struggled to find steady work.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“An ash devil is not a common occurrence,” said Christopher Prater, a San Bernardino County Fire Protection District public information officer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
“We had boots on, but after deeper pockets of hot ash we climbed on logs to cool our feet.”
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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