last rites

Example Sentences

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On the journey home from the first World Cup, Eisenbeisser contracted pneumonia and a priest was called to administer the last rites.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Shawn Charlwood, chairman of the British Dental Association's general dental practice committee, said the report "reads like the last rites for NHS dentistry" and that "patients and this profession deserve some honesty here".

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023

On the morning of Sept. 11, while administering last rites to a firefighter, Judge, 68, was struck by falling debris and died.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Father Frank O’Grady, the priest who performed Beau Biden’s last rites and now works at Ireland’s Knock Shrine, met with the Bidens during their visit to the pilgrimage site.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Abandoned by the cluster of ministrants who had obscured her as the last rites were being offered, Guenever stood like a beacon.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White