ashes

Example Sentences

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“It was like a rock star rising from the ashes. You could literally feel the theater vibrating.”

From Los Angeles Times

His throat was dry as ashes, but he swallowed down a gulp.

From Literature

Dixon, 37, who grew up in the village beneath the mountain, said he recently scattered his father's ashes there and expressed his sadness at seeing such a special place treated with so little respect.

From BBC

I felt my cheeks flush with embarrassment—it suddenly felt reckless being here with Old Joseph, stirring up the ashes of my family’s past.

From Literature

The fire is now out, but smoke is continuing to rise from the ashes inside the building.

From BBC