dine on ashes
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "His redemptive power — propels us forward. It will not allow us to continue dining on ashes. The journey is yet before us, with Him. There is yet much to be done. There are many successes yet before us, and He calls us to move toward them."
- "Yet again his studies could not relieve the sense of defeat. He could not help dining on ashes. How long had he struggled on this stupid thesis?"