How to Use ashen in a Sentence
ashen
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Put it in the same cosmic drawer as the ashen light of Venus.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
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Their chicks, born a few months ago, are getting tall yet remain in their nascent plumage of ashen gray feathers.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
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When the world is an ashen wasteland, there’s a good chance naked mole rats will still be around to keep the cockroaches company.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2018
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The darkened mood of the book never lifts as a father and son shuffle across the ashen landscape, with little hope of finding a place left untouched.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
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In addition, the extra light can overwhelm the natural warmth of the Black skin and produce an ashen effect.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2021
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Much of the hike is spent on a snaking trail that crosses through an ashen landscape, the contours of the land shaped by the devastating avalanche of pumice, ash and steaming gases that exploded from the north side of the volcano in 1980.
—oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
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People with darker complexions may take on an ashen or blue color, while people with lighter skin often turn red, Smith said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
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Natalia Rudenko arrives at the office on an ashen February morning with her young son, Egor, to share an account of wartime terror spanning three generations.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
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Residents and reporters who visited Lahaina last week discovered the treasured town, home to cultural and religious sites that date back centuries, had turned into an ashen wasteland.
—USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
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Put it in the same cosmic drawer as the ashen light of Venus.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
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Their chicks, born a few months ago, are getting tall yet remain in their nascent plumage of ashen gray feathers.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2022
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When the world is an ashen wasteland, there’s a good chance naked mole rats will still be around to keep the cockroaches company.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2018
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The darkened mood of the book never lifts as a father and son shuffle across the ashen landscape, with little hope of finding a place left untouched.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
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In addition, the extra light can overwhelm the natural warmth of the Black skin and produce an ashen effect.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2021
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Much of the hike is spent on a snaking trail that crosses through an ashen landscape, the contours of the land shaped by the devastating avalanche of pumice, ash and steaming gases that exploded from the north side of the volcano in 1980.
—oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
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People with darker complexions may take on an ashen or blue color, while people with lighter skin often turn red, Smith said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
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Natalia Rudenko arrives at the office on an ashen February morning with her young son, Egor, to share an account of wartime terror spanning three generations.
—Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2023
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Residents and reporters who visited Lahaina last week discovered the treasured town, home to cultural and religious sites that date back centuries, had turned into an ashen wasteland.
—USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
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