turned to dust
Example Sentences
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Sixteen years later, however, that destiny appears to have turned to dust.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
When his predictions of massive gains in the 1998 midterms turned to dust, Gingrich knew he no longer had the support of the GOP caucus and resigned.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2023
Charred, drained or swamped, built up, dug out or taken apart, blue or green or turned to dust: this is the Earth as seen from above.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
David Krumholtz, Betsy Aidem, Eden Epstein, Caissie Levy and Sara Topham are among the other actors who expertly bring to life Stoppard’s panoramic survey of lives lived vibrantly, then turned to dust.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
Don’t you think if getting afeared and wishing something to happen would make it true, that these here chains would’ve turned to dust long ago?
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
