pyre
Example Sentences
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So much so that fans, nicknamed “Grampires” by some park staff, still haunt this dusty patch of Mojave Desert decades after the 26-year-old’s death at a nearby motel — and impromptu funeral pyre on park grounds.
From Los Angeles Times
“The nails were not used in the construction of the pyre, and had no practical purpose,” said Johan Claeys, an archaeologist at Catholic University Leuven and the lead author of the paper.
From New York Times
She said that during the cremation, her husband’s pyre would not ignite.
From New York Times
The men built a pyre on the ground.
From BBC
As a priest lit the funeral pyre, close friends of Paudel came together to reminisce.
From Washington Times
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