ashes

Example Sentences

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During their week in Vegas, Rose and her daughter fulfilled their plan, scattering her husband Pete's ashes at the MGM Hotel.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He’s come this far to sprinkle his folks’ cremated ashes at the only place he can picture them happy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Then too, she has her mother’s ashes in storage, next to a vintage Pee-wee Herman doll in its original packaging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“We had to wait until the ashes cooled down to make sure we weren’t leaving buttons or anything identifying about it, and the funeral home would take care of the rest,” Bennett said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

It had something to do with soaking in mud and rubbing with ashes, but her rabbit skins smelled vile when she was finished.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer