ashes

Example Sentences

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Tsang said that "some remains have already been reduced to ashes" and that it was possible that some of the people reported missing will not be recovered.

From Barron's

Mogadishu is rising, literally, from the ashes of decades of war.

From Barron's

Newport went bust in 1989, only to reform and rise from the ashes.

From BBC

Authorities began reopening the burn zone last fall to residents and property owners who lost homes while urging returning residents not to sift through the ashes for fear of raising toxic dust.

From Seattle Times

Israel, a country born out of the ashes of the world's worst example of genocide, must now live under this legal shadow until the court delivers its verdict.

From BBC