last rites
Example Sentences
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After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Today, it’s as though it’s waiting for last rites.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
The time has come to read the Phillies their last rites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
They are also trying to build consensus around subjects such as the last rites of repatriated remains.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
Abandoned by the cluster of ministrants who had obscured her as the last rites were being offered, Guenever stood like a beacon.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
