embalm
Example Sentences
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It can also be dangerous to embalm traditions, Burke believed, noting that “a state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Another part of you frantically tries to embalm the memories, fearing the natural deterioration and gnawing terror of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
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
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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