ash
Example Sentences
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Bone ash apartments are empty properties which are turned into ritual halls by family members of the deceased.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The presence of the older ash layer also indicates that this site is the oldest known cave in the North Island.
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
McIndoe said he also came across a smoldering ash pit during the couple of hours he was on the hill.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
The image of Dodger was replaced by scary pictures of black trees stripped bare of branches and leaves, of hillsides covered in smoking gray ash, of a whole town burned to the ground.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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