undertaker

Example Sentences

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"I think he was living beyond his means," says Patrick Moore about disgraced undertaker Robert Bush.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Doing so was the role of the undertaker, Van Der Zee explains, though the photographer had his own aesthetic duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

A respected journalist with the demeanor of an undertaker, McGee insisted to management that he ask the first three questions of any hard news subject who appeared on “Today” before Walters could have a chance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

“I’ll look like Broshear the undertaker in that stuff,” I said.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck