ash

Example Sentences

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The new law will put an end to "bone ash apartments", which have risen in popularity as spaces in cemeteries remain scarce.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The later eruption likely covered much of the North Island in meters of ash.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reyne told Gil he knew who had done it, but Gil wouldn’t let him punish the accused camper without proof, and anything close to that had turned to ash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

On a washing line outside, prisoners’ laundry was coated in black ash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“Thick, warm ash fell and we couldn’t see again. This time there was no wind. It fell densely, like somebody pouring a bag of fine sand over your head.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone