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

His eldest daughter lit his funeral pyre at the crematorium in front of Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and senior members of Singh's Congress Party.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

But when the time came for the festival’s grand finale, the burning and explosion of the snowman atop a pyre, high winds kicked up and the ceremony was scuttled for safety reasons.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The people listen silent and solemn to the old Shaper’s song on the young man’s lips, and the pyre where the old man lies stands waiting for fire.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner