ashes

Example Sentences

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“Today, that legacy of love and sacrifice has been reduced to ashes.”

From Los Angeles Times

Low property prices in the country mean that for many, it is more affordable to entomb the ashes of relatives in an empty apartment than pay for funeral costs.

From BBC

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

From BBC

Michael Gittins travelled on the final service with his wife Lucy as they scattered her late father's ashes in the river.

From BBC

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