mortician

Example Sentences

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She trained as a forensic pathologist and worked as a mortician in Mexico City.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The once unidentified man was in jail accused of being a thief, and he was accidentally mummified by a mortician experimenting with new embalming techniques.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2023

The Washington Post reports that workers lifted a tarp for privacy as John Hill, who shared an ancestor with the general, helped a mortician gather the remains in a body bag.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Caitlin Doughty, a mortician, advocate and author, says funeral directors haven’t done enough to address contemporary Americans’ wishes.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022

It was her public face the mortician had designed with his dubious art.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez