ashes

Example Sentences

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Now, instead of having a few simple options like a burial or cremation, people may wish to have their ashes turned into diamonds or sent to space.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet the Atlanta Paralympics mascot was dazzling, a glorious phoenix arising from its own ashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

I mention the obvious class privilege behind that moment not to cover myself in sackcloth and ashes, but on the way to a different observation.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

On Jan. 7, 2025, a monstrous fire ravaged his Pacific Palisades neighborhood on the hillside edge of the ocean, reducing his home to ashes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Rural school was sporadic; household chores—scrubbing shirts, sweeping ashes, carrying wood and water—were endless.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock