embalm
Example Sentences
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It is used to embalm dead bodies and to make perfume, incense and medicine.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2023
Another unexpected application for the antimicrobial sealant: “To embalm large intruders like mice and wasps that are too heavy to carry out after they sting them to death,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022
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
Why had there been a seeming rush to embalm the body, without an autopsy?
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021
Someone had to embalm her before Mollie saw her.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing embalm
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