white ash
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white ash
An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
Example Sentences
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The valley’s pines and oaks were charred, and much of the landscape was covered in white ash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2024
Notably, the species serves as one the National Park Service’s living national monuments, including Thomas Jefferson’s 200-year-old green ash, and George Washington’s 250-year-old white ash tree.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
The other woman later emerged covered in white ash, but the individual in the basement had not yet exited, he said.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
Black charcoal covered with white ash remained red hot after the flames died down.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2022
He guided Joe to a lumber rack and pulled out samples of the different woods he used—soft, malleable sugar pine, hard yellow spruce, fragrant cedar, and clear white ash.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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