mummify

Example Sentences

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Hot deserts are just one of many environments in which corpses naturally mummify.

From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023

Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the workshops had been used to mummify humans and sacred animals.

From Washington Times • May 27, 2023

That gave the animal’s skin a chance to mummify.

From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2022

Kenneth Tynan summed up his function as dramatic critic in three words: “I mummify transience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2021

“But first, let’s get your ankle healed before we mummify you. Okay?”

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos