pyre

Example Sentences

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Frangello writes, “I long to reach into the past and beg, ‘Don’t throw yourself on the pyre.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

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

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

“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 • Mar. 25, 2023

It is said that after he had been burned on the funeral pyre his bones were placed in the same urn that held those of his friend Patroclus.

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