ashen

Example Sentences

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So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Legislators looked ashen and somber, and one of their number, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., declared it “one of the most troubling things” he’d ever witnessed.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025

Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

When Eric Trump walked out during the morning break—before most of these fireworks had even happened—he looked absolutely ashen.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

The faces of the others were set and Harker’s grew ashen grey; perhaps he guessed better than any of us what was coming.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker