Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Morticians are directed through an instructional video to remove only the necessary amount of skin needed to preserve the tattoo.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Morticians - some of the only professionals licensed to transport and handle dead human bodies in Minnesota - are on the decline, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.

From Washington Times • Jan. 11, 2020

Morticians and 200 body bags are being sent to the Abaco Islands, the worst-hit part of the archipelago.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2019

Morticians completed the process by shoving hot coals into the trunk cavity to dry the cadaver.

From National Geographic • Jan. 18, 2016

In hushed tones, on tiptoe, and with the little finger sympathetically but gracefully extended, as always, Mortuary Science, the magazine of National Selected Morticians, Inc., prepared the "funeral-service profession" for the worst.

From Time Magazine Archive