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

A family forced to move after a house fire said they were uncertain if their two-year-old's ashes had been destroyed.

From BBC

When a cherished loved one dies, relatives often decide to scatter their ashes at a significant landmark - a mountain, a cliff top, a riverbank.

From BBC

In less than 30 minutes, his house was reduced to ashes, his goats burned alive, and his family memories —- photos of his children —- consumed by fire.

From Barron's