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The phrase "in ashes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been destroyed or reduced to ashes, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "After the fire, the once vibrant forest lay in ashes, a stark reminder of nature's fragility."
Alternatives: "in ruins" or "reduced to cinders."
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His innings remains the highest in Ashes Tests by a player under 21.
In Australia's second innings, Lindwall scored the fastest half-century in Ashes history.
Stalingrad is in ashes.
Wrapped in Ashes' arms I glide.
The biggest businesses are now in ashes.
She found her house in ashes.
/ Purple and empire / Turn to dust, / Shrouded in ashes".
His wife's dream, the dancing school, lay in ashes.
1993 is a notorious jubilee year in Ashes legend.
Six marriages ended in ashes, two of them in coffins.
His losses amounted to $2,400 and a "new brick house" left in ashes.
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