pyre

Example Sentences

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Blessedly, these ballerinas didn’t learn their skills in prison or the foster system, and their tutus are not fodder for a satanic pyre.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

It is thought the objects may have been burnt on a funerary pyre before being buried, though no human remains were found.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

However, when the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to Lord Vishnu protected him and left him unscathed while Holika, despite her immunity, burned to death.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

These had been given when Hercules died to the Prince Philoctetes, the man who had fired his funeral pyre and who later had joined the Greek host when they sailed to Troy.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton