cremate

Example Sentences

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Wellman, owner of Sorrento Valley Pet Cemetery, stepped in to offer to cremate the remaining bodies, and says Angel Paws’ operation was “disorganized and unprofessional.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The bill was so expensive she could not afford to cremate Ozzie after the cat died - so instead she brought her home and buried her in the back garden.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

Those who opt to bury or cremate on their own pay a funeral home.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024

When Cheryl Irvin’s 72-year-old husband died at their home near Vancouver from a heart attack Feb. 25, she expected to obtain his death certificate, cremate him and hold a memorial within a week.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Any words coming with a brave rush are able to scatter to the winds the strongest facts; but big words—as all our great orators know—knock them at once on the head and cremate them.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)