cremate
Example Sentences
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They happen when people die in poverty, alone or without relatives who can afford to cremate or bury them.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Those who opt to bury or cremate on their own pay a funeral home.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024
When Cheryl Irvin’s 72-year-old husband died at their home near Vancouver from a heart attack Feb. 25, she expected to obtain his death certificate, cremate him and hold a memorial within a week.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
The first attempts to cremate it in a closed furnace on a large scale, made in London in 1870, were not successful, primarily owing to the unscientific design of the furnace.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
