But now that it had happened, he tasted only ashes in his mouth.

You'll taste ashes for a year.

Mr. Abruzzo, who has run St. Teresa's for 30 of his 66 years, made a face as if he had tasted ashes.

He tasted nothing but ashes in his mouth.

It helped, but I could still taste ashes.

He stared down at bloody drool and tasted ashes.

Kira tasted ashes upon her tongue.

Ari still tasted ashes when he remembered realizing that his own father had chosen them over him.

He tasted ashes in his mouth.

He tasted ashes in his mouth, and he couldn't bear to think about what was in that black briefcase across the aisle.