The inner hurt was gone also, as if emotion had been raised to too high a pitch, to burn itself out and leave only ashes.

It goes out and leaves very cold ashes.

He sensed the will to live as it faded, leaving ashes where his anger had burned itself out.

He cuts a wide swathe of destruction, leaving only ashes in his wake.

It was a day of heavy clouds; the ravishing colors seemed to have burnt all the heavens, leaving only ashes.

I tried to kill him, burn him out of existence, just to leave ashes, but he survived.

A quick wash of water descended, extinguishing the local flame, leaving wet ashes.

Their progress was marked by flame and smoke; they left mainly ashes in their path.

Her excitement over the fire and Bennat s rescue of the children vanished, leaving ashes in its wake.

Finally all life was gone, leaving caked ashes and greenish glass.