pyres
Example Sentences
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I distinctly remember the heat and fumes from 37 funeral pyres burning simultaneously under the April sun at a Delhi crematorium.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
The 13 bodies were carried on Sunday to the banks of the Bheri River and placed on pyres made of stacked wood.
From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2023
The dig uncovered relics, intact burials and traces of cremation pyres spanning six centuries.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
The coffins were placed on pyres newly built from bricks and dressed with flowers and black and white decorative cloth.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2022
Bog gases flared up in green pyres in the distance, as if in sympathy with Emma’s light.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
