Again, this visitor had sprinkled ashes to the floor.

I sprinkle repentant ashes on my bowed head.

Slugs are rampant; control with diatomaceous earth dust or sprinkle ashes or sand beneath favorite plants to prevent their crawling under them to feed.

She would publicly don her religious habit and walk into the cell as into her grave, while the presiding bishop sprinkled ashes in her wake.

Farther to the north a forest fire raged, however, and periodically the wind shifted, bringing choking smoke and sprinkling new ashes.

Forgetting himself as he read, he began to gesture with his pipe, sprinkling ashes around, so they had to rearrange themselves with Annie spelling the words into Helen's hand.

According to the Kalika Purana, in the beginning of the creation Siva sprinkled ashes (bhasma) at this place and imparted knowledge to Parvati (his consort).

They were sitting in shirt sleeves and slippers, sprinkling ashes on a costly rug, freely calling each other by their wrong names of Sheff and Hippo.

I was supposed to cool my heels while you flew up to the Maroon Bells to sprinkle ashes?

You can sprinkle ashes," she added, "but then you can't go and sit with Dad after church on Sunday.