ashen

Example Sentences

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“You still look a little ashen. Did you sleep okay?”

From Literature

She couldn’t bear the thought of Tía being dead, and she had to look away from the old woman’s slack, ashen face.

From Literature

“You are also in danger of the net,” she whispered into Mrs. Thayer’s ashen face.

From Literature

I look at Autumn, and her face is ashen.

From Literature

While not much is known about the Mangkwan Clan and its leader, the trailer offers a first look at their ashen home, destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

From Los Angeles Times