undertaker

Example Sentences

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French died soon after construction started, so Mason took over the role of general contractor — then known as undertaker — while acting as executor of French’s estate.

From Washington Post

Of the roughly one million people who die every year in Germany, nearly three quarters are cremated, figures from Germany's undertakers' association show.

From Reuters

His appreciations of other writers were mostly composed upon their deaths; he called them “undertaker’s pieces.”

From New York Times

The reason they are so indispensable is that fungi are nature’s undertakers, tasked with disposing of the dead, returning vital nutrients to the soil and ensuring the continuity of life.

From Washington Post

He promoted affordability, and he excoriated undertakers he called predatory.

From Seattle Times