embalm

Example Sentences

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Before the 90-day waiting period is over, mortuaries are not allowed to embalm or cremate people without authorization from their next of kin, so the cooler is the only way to keep remains preserved.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

She and her colleagues also embalm about 65% of the bodies, preserving them for longer and slowing down decomposition.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

Families were no longer required to embalm their loved ones — a service that can cost anywhere from $500 to $1,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Chili peppers make you sweat; tragic novels make you cry; academic papers embalm you in a formaldehyde of words and then give you a splendid phrase to use for the rest of your life.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

Mr. Carriaga addressed him sternly: “Did you embalm Josh Billings?”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck