embalm

Example Sentences

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She and her colleagues also embalm about 65% of the bodies, preserving them for longer and slowing down decomposition.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

However, Full Circle, and doulas across the country, do not embalm or handle human remains.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Lawyer Ronald Gordon, who is representing Chen’s family, said Chen’s parents traveled to Fiji after their daughter’s death but didn’t embalm her body and take her to the U.S. as they’d hoped.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2022

Chili peppers make you sweat; tragic novels make you cry; academic papers embalm you in a formaldehyde of words and then give you a splendid phrase to use for the rest of your life.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Mr. Carriaga addressed him sternly: “Did you embalm Josh Billings?”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck