ossuary

Example Sentences

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The extraordinarily high flames, propelled by strong winds from the south, reached the village’s homes and burned to ashes everything standing in between, including the cemetery’s ossuary.

From New York Times

Those buried in the crypts and ossuaries at the Franco-era site include many from the losing Republican side whose bodies were moved there during Franco’s rule without permission of their families.

From Reuters

In Greece, where most cemeteries are overcrowded, remains are typically removed after three years of burial and taken to an ossuary, but coronavirus victims will remain buried for 10 years.

From Seattle Times

In some Indigenous towns, the bones of ancestors are annually taken from ossuary niches to be cleaned around the Day of the Dead.

From Washington Times

Experts also found about 350 urns and a possible ossuary at the site, signs that bodies were cremated.

From Seattle Times