cremation
Example Sentences
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Moran and her husband, a marriage-and-family therapist, chose cremation over a full burial and service, which could have run $10,000 to $20,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Communities practiced cremation, traditional burials, skull only depositions, and complex multi stage burial rites, sometimes within the same settlements.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Because cremation destroys much of the biological material scientists typically study, this era has long been difficult to investigate in detail.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
That meant cutting off a coat’s emblem on the pocket, buttons and name tags in the lining, then taking what was left to a local funeral home for cremation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
His cremation was attended by all the boxers in Bengal.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
