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rise from the ashes

Idioms

Emerge as new from something that has been destroyed, as in A few months after the earthquake large sections of the city had risen from the ashes. This expression alludes to the legendary phoenix, a bird that supposedly rose from the ashes of its funeral pyre with renewed youth.

Example Sentences

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The fire is now out, but smoke is continuing to rise from the ashes inside the building.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Building permits are grinding slowly through the bureaucracy, hammers are swinging and a new Altadena will one day rise from the ashes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Sheen’s contrition permeates “aka Charlie Sheen,” giving his latest rise from the ashes a benevolent glow.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2025

In the uncertain post-pandemic days, there were few sights that announced New York City’s rise from the ashes quite like a stroll down the block of West 32nd Street known as K-Town.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2025

“Well, it looks like we’ll have no choice but to rise from the ashes, Firebirds.”

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023