ashes
Example Sentences
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“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
If Lisa opened the box at the wrong moment, the ashes would fly right back into her face — and in this moment, we were not going for comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 18-year-old told the BBC she barely escaped with her mother's ashes before she saw the fire breach her property.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I went to the altar with them to get ashes, shuffling along in the swaying line.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
