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

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 Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

At 12, she planned to become a mortician, but in college, she took a class on grief and loss and decided to go into long-term and hospice care.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2022

The mortician scurried toward her and touched her elbow.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison