turn to ashes

In 1921, a fire turned to ashes a great deal of the building.

Everything I've touched for the past year and a half's turned to ashes on me.

This is where the concept of human rights turns to ashes.

Everything had just neatly turned to ashes without being moved out of place.

It felt as if their marriage was turning to ashes before her very eyes.

In that moment, a brilliant spring day turned to ashes.

When the paper had turned to ashes, he strained to listen.

The heat she'd felt so recently had turned to ashes, cold and bitter.

But for many in Gaza, victory seems to have turned to ashes.

"Everything was either blown off that part of the hill or turned to ashes."

And looking up into the sky he felt joy turn to ashes in his mouth.

Last year's triumph in the war against Iraq, they claim, has turned to ashes.

Niall said nothing, but his heart seemed to turn to ashes.

The exception was the host himself, in whose mouth it had turned to ashes.

Often, territory was the only thing they possessed; everything else of value had been turned to ashes.

Twice in less than half a year, their hope of starting a family had turned to ashes, and she didn't know why.

There were only people, and the certainty that even the best intentions turned to ashes in the end.

The black man burns to death, his corpse turning to ashes.

No, the earth wouldn't burn, though everything on it might turn to ashes.

The bread and cheese turned to ashes in Rand's mouth.

He had won the long game and success had turned to ashes in his mouth.

All turned to ashes because he had not trusted her, or the love she had given him.

But victory turned to ashes when a message from Riva reached him.

In about that time, also, the converts' zeal would be starting to turn to ashes.

The minister's moment of triumph had turned to ashes.