reduced to ashes

Example Sentences

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"We have witnessed a devastating scene inside. The entire import section has been reduced to ashes," said Faisal Samad, director of the BGMEA.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

All their efforts over the past few decades are now reduced to ashes and rubble.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Backpacks, chairs and plywood inside the RV’s outline were reduced to ashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

A mayor told Greek television that more than 7,000 acres of land was reduced to ashes along a coast, where many Athenians have holiday homes.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2023

The house where she lived with the grandmother who had raised her was reduced to ashes.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez