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Meanings of ashes in English

That which is left behind of a body, especially after cremation or decay.

Usage of ashes in English
1
Ms Meng's ashes were returned to her family in China last June.
Radio NZ
2
Despite a large public response, the ashes have still not been found.
Radio NZ
3
Billie put out the fire and scattered the ashes in the river.
A Man Four-Square
4
Hadn't nuclear power generation arisen from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Zero Point
5
The life she delighted in would have been ashes in my mouth.
Floyd Grandon's Honor
6
We cooked our bread in a Dutch oven or in the ashes.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
7
No, princess; that which the lightning has struck must remain in ashes.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
8
The greatest depth of ashes encountered was in the vicinity of Ottajano.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
9
Then the boy toppled over and lay face down in the ashes.
Buried Cities, Volume 1: Pompeii
10
They found him in his chair before the ashes of the fire.
The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories
11
The proud Lord of Hers was, in spirit, in sackcloth and ashes.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
12
At any rate his ashes always look immaculate, even in late afternoon.
The Irish Times
13
The churches, school-houses and homes of the missionaries were laid in ashes.
Among the Sioux: A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas
14
Sand or ashes added in the spring helps the air question too.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.
15
The militia were met by rumors that the village was in ashes.
Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War
16
And holding it in the candle, it was soon reduced to ashes.
Ellen Walton / Or, The Villain and His Victims
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
New Zealand
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