ashes
Example Sentences
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Queen Camilla said seeing the library rise from the ashes was a "happy ending" to "such a terrible story".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is … not the same as violence,” Attiah said in another post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Prized vinyl records and vintage audio equipment are nothing more than a blank mush, speckled with ashes and broken pieces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tommy’s presence helps push Valerie to acknowledge Mickey’s absence and moves her to gently face it, finally scatter his ashes and let him go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
When the smoke cleared, the tree was burned to a pile of ashes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
