ashes

Example Sentences

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Moore insists he had never seen Bush mixing up ashes.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

While it does not oppose cremation, it does ban scattering of ashes.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Their loved one's ashes are placed inside and the space turned into an ancestral shrine.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Martínez had the man’s body cremated, and stored the ashes in a wooden niche in the shelter’s small chapel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Rural school was sporadic; household chores—scrubbing shirts, sweeping ashes, carrying wood and water—were endless.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock