ash
Example Sentences
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His poems can seem like black crystals; hold them to the light and they glint with ash, Scripture, lovers’ voices and breath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Environmental Protection Agency this week claimed that recent soil testing in Altadena proved that expedited federal cleanup efforts had effectively removed toxic ash and debris from homes destroyed by the deadly Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Finding Toba ash at an archaeological site is only the first step.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
I wonder how many people in this room are stirring the forces that will be ash in someone’s ice core 1,500 years from now.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
I lift my snout, taste the air—my nose smells nothing but smoke and ash.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Vocabulary lists containing ash
Black and Gray
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3-letter words, List 1
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