ash heap

Example Sentences

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Fitch then relegated those conditions to the ash heap of history.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2021

In 2003, Philip Morris joined the ash heap of history.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

Another week, another unwritten rule of the game thrown on the ash heap of history.

From Washington Times • Sep. 14, 2021

As they rise from their seats, ash pours from their sleeves as though they are being granted, through the miracle of theater, an opportunity to resurrect themselves from the ash heap of history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2019

And if he sees such looks in Tokyo, what might he not see in the eyes of those who survived the leveling and the ash heap of Hiroshima?

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston