ashen

Example Sentences

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So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Legislators looked ashen and somber, and one of their number, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., declared it “one of the most troubling things” he’d ever witnessed.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025

While not much is known about the Mangkwan Clan and its leader, the trailer offers a first look at their ashen home, destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

When Eric Trump walked out during the morning break—before most of these fireworks had even happened—he looked absolutely ashen.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

His face went from its livid red to an ashen white more quickly than I would have believed possible.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss