undertaker

Example Sentences

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"I think he was living beyond his means," says Patrick Moore about disgraced undertaker Robert Bush.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“I had so much metal inside me, I thought I wouldn’t need a burial when I died—the undertaker could just pop me in the recycling bin,” he quips in “Last Rites.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

A respected journalist with the demeanor of an undertaker, McGee insisted to management that he ask the first three questions of any hard news subject who appeared on “Today” before Walters could have a chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

And in the oddest way Cletus became what we’d needed all along from the undertaker and preacher and visiting relatives.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant