ashes

Example Sentences

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Near a white tent, about a hundred empty urns awaited ashes of the dead after cremation.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The kids, who had watched with anticipation as the lot transformed from ashes and rubble into a new house, were eager to settle in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

A spokesperson for Co-op Funeralcare said its records showed the instructions provided to Gwent Crematorium "reflected the wishes of our client", Mr Bishop, regarding the collection of his late father's ashes.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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

She poked holes in a calabash and padded it with dry grass to make a sieve, because unfiltered mutsangidza ashes were slightly poisonous.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer