ashes

Example Sentences

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More than 100 families had been presented with the ashes of strangers.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Humberside Police removed 35 bodies and the ashes of 167 people from Legacy's parlour in Hessle Road following a "concern for care of the deceased" in March 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Another said: "How will those enforcing these rules know if the apartments are being used just to store ashes? And how will they deal with those cases?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Martínez had the man’s body cremated, and stored the ashes in a wooden niche in the shelter’s small chapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The grass is uneven at the place where they buried Gram’s ashes.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish