last rites
Example Sentences
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After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Today, it’s as though it’s waiting for last rites.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Shawn Charlwood, chairman of the British Dental Association's general dental practice committee, said the report "reads like the last rites for NHS dentistry" and that "patients and this profession deserve some honesty here".
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
Even if you know something about Kennedy’s lifelong health problems, their extent and seriousness are shocking: He was given last rites twice before his last last rites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
“We’re going to miss you, Mr. Pignati,” Lorraine said, as though she was giving last rites.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
