ashes
Example Sentences
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She said she and her husband Ben Conlin were initially concerned when they received Sunny's ashes in the same box they had brought him in.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
In March 2024, police found their son's body, still at the funeral home, and the family were told the ashes were not Sunny's.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
While it does not oppose cremation, it does ban scattering of ashes.
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
It is all turning to ashes before our eyes.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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