turned to dust
Example Sentences
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"My kit is buried under the rubble of our home. My socks are gone, my shoes, and the football I owned. They've all turned to dust," Assef says.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2023
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
Much of the now-fallow farmland has turned to dust that’s an incessant headache for residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2022
Most of the original Fragment had been destroyed by the fire, the burning pages flapping and frittering away into ash, all their words turned to dust.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
