ash
Example Sentences
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By studying these chemical fingerprints, scientists can determine exactly which eruption produced a specific layer of ash.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
In a video provided to the BBC by rescue officials, workers could be seen digging through a thick layer of black volcanic ash beneath a large rock and retrieving bone fragments.
From BBC • 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
A mini tornado of ash, embers and debris, known as an ash devil, spun up into the air from the remains of a fire that the crews had already put out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Now, with the mountain spewing steam and ash, he could really put his knowledge to work.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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Black and Gray
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