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
Farmers might cease growing some crops, leaving fields of lettuce and melons to turn to dust.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
School taught me to write down my dreams and attack them, that they turn to dust if you don’t.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 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
“Go ahead,” she said, “it will not turn to dust in your hands.”
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
