How to Use ash in a Sentence

ash

1 of 2 noun

• The whole place is filled with ash.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
• Alive though dead in the flesh, turned to ash.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
• Fire is anger and hate, while ash is grief and loss.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
• Peel the ash gourd using a knife.
  — Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
• Her skin was gray, the color of ash.
  — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
• Most people do not think about coal ash.
  — Alex Burton, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
• Avoid adding wood ash from fireplaces and stoves.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
• Burn it down and build something new from the ash.
  — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
• Maples, elms, and ash tree seeds have this plant structure.
  — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
• Now, much of what was left of that heritage has turned to ash.
  — Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
• Clouds of black smoke covered the area, as ash flew in the air.
  — Michele Gile, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
• My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
• Notice the odd one out in ash, bash, cash, dash, gash and wash.
  — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
• Dust, dirt, ash, and soot can build up over time due to constant use.
  — House Beautiful, 7 Apr. 2023
• Coal ash is what is left after a power plant burns coal.
  — Alex Burton, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
• One told a boss about red hot coals and smoldering ash.
  — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
• The ash should drop to the bottom of the bucket.
  — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
• The ash no longer remembers what caused the fire.
  — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
• Take an ash brown base, and coat the ends in a rich golden copper.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
• That ash was from the Hayman Fire.
  — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
• All the equipment, as well as the floor, is torched and covered in ash.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2023
• Much of this is to do with the bicycle’s frame, which is made from ash wood.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
• But in short order, its head broke off its body, chipped and got covered in ash.
  — Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
• The ash of the cigarette glows in the darkness of the truck.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
• The city is then covered in ash within hours of an eruption.
  — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
• Waves add style and movement to a medium-length cut, while ash blonde adds a dose of fun.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• Tom checks the coffin and Richard has been reduced to bone and ash.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
• Grab it in olive or ash gray before your next vacation.
  — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2026
• Heaps of leathery brown prickly pear pads sagged into the dirt and ash.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
• Others learned that their houses had turned to ash and debris.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 23 Aug. 2023

ash

2 of 2 verb

• What do the invasive beetles do to ash trees?
  — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• Now, the cabin where those memories were made has been reduced to ash.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
• Copper, likely from the wiring systems of the thousands of homes reduced to ash.
  — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 July 2025
• Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.
  — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
• The fallout from the fires sent smoke, soot and ash into their community.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
• Mark Grace is smoking Winstons on the field and ashing into a cup.
  — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
• In the community of Waynesville, block after block was reduced to ash.
  — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
• Many homes were reduced to ash, forcing residents into temporary housing, long-term rentals or out of the area.
  — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
• Nineteen people were killed, and more than 4,400 homes were reduced to ash and toxic rubble.
  — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
• It has been reduced to ash and data, drowned in the sound of drones and the indifference of high-resolution satellites.
  — Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
• The bathroom is situated next to the kitchen and is notable for having an incinerating toilet – as its name implies, this burns waste to ash.
  — Adam Williams april 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
• In less than 24 hours, the deadly flames reduced the entire city to ash, displacing generations of families overnight.
  — Samantha Stokes, Essence, 6 May 2026
• The fire tore through affluent coastal neighborhoods, leveling mansions with sweeping ocean views and reducing schools, businesses and churches to ash.
  — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
• Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
• The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin has a deep cultural tie to ash trees because they are used in the ancient craft of basket weaving, which has been a staple of tribal life for thousands of years.
  — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• Gusty winds fueled a wildfire Saturday afternoon that brought flames, smoke and ash to the sunroom of Theresa Jorgensen's home in southwestern Minnesota.
  — Derek James, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• The fires in West Miami-Dade that have sent smoke, soot and ash into nearby communities, prompting over 200 people to leave their homes, is more than half contained as of Thursday, according to the Florida Forest Service.
  — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
• Fifteen months after the Palisades wildfire reduced much of the surrounding neighborhood to ash, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has re-opened its doors, not just as a place of worship, but as a visible marker of survival in a community still finding its way back.
  — Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
• After the Eaton Fire reduces Altadena, CA, a historically Black town and California’s first Black middle-class community, to ash, three childhood friends confront loss, legacy, and lead their community’s fight to rebuild.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
• The ambush is delivered courtesy of the Mangkwan Clan, a cult of kamikaze hedonists who rejected Eywa after a volcano reduced their corner of Pandora to ash, but the RDA is happy to seize on the chaos and launch their final attack on the Metkayina’s oceanic stronghold.
  — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025