last rites
Example Sentences
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Today, it’s as though it’s waiting for last rites.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Her last rites will take place on Monday evening at Shivaji Park in Mumbai city, with full state honours.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
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
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
The priest who delivered Holmes’s last rites was found dead on the grounds of his church of mysterious causes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
