turn to dust
Example Sentences
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Not long after news of Hiroshima’s destruction arrives, Oppenheimer gives a would-be-triumphant speech to a euphoric Los Alamos crowd, only for his words to turn to dust in his mouth.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023
The guilt of abandoning the place she loves would be bad, but it would be better than helplessly watching it turn to dust.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022
Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
In the case that the manor is demolished, the architectural techniques, the design and the history of the manor turn to dust.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2022
She looked at it, then up to Moss’s red eyes, and then she took it hesitantly, as if she were sure it would turn to dust if she touched it.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
