pyres
Example Sentences
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The dead are traditionally cremated on funeral pyres in Hindu-majority Nepal, and the burials are viewed as long-term storage until families can retrieve them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Horses were often included on early Anglo-Saxon cremation pyres as a sign of status.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
The 13 bodies were carried on Sunday to the banks of the Bheri River and placed on pyres made of stacked wood.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Along the great crescent sweep of the river, smoke billowed from the pyres that burn night and day.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
From the pyres of the dead rose black columns of smoke and white-hot ashes.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
