parlour
Example Sentences
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Instead of being cremated, her mother had been left in the parlour and it took police seven weeks to identify her, she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sunny's remains were recovered from the funeral parlour a year and 10 months after he was stillborn on 13 May 2022, the court heard.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Beverley, her husband and other families are campaigning for changes to funeral parlour regulations, backed by a number of lawmakers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
An ex-employee described Robert Bush's funeral parlour as a "horror scene", prosecutor Chris Paxton said at the start of a five-day sentencing hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
I should perhaps say a few words here concerning these meetings in her parlour at the end of each day.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
