ashes

Example Sentences

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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

In front of the cafe, 36-year-old army veteran Dmytro sipped an espresso, despite the ashes swirling around him.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

A group of grandmothers formed an unlikely friendship with a pro wrestler during an emotional trip to Las Vegas to scatter a late husband's ashes.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Germany was a land in ruin, cities of ashes and rubble, but more terrifying still, minds and hearts of ashes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom