ash

Example Sentences

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The new law will put an end to "bone ash apartments", which have risen in popularity as spaces in cemeteries remain scarce.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Scientists were able to determine the age of the fossils because they were preserved between two distinct layers of volcanic ash inside the cave.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reyne told Gil he knew who had done it, but Gil wouldn’t let him punish the accused camper without proof, and anything close to that had turned to ash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

On a washing line outside, prisoners’ laundry was coated in black ash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Lightning flashed again, revealing the soggy pile of ash that was all that remained of the campfire.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood