pyre

Example Sentences

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Frangello writes, “I long to reach into the past and beg, ‘Don’t throw yourself on the pyre.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

However, when the pyre was lit, the boy’s devotion to Lord Vishnu protected him and left him unscathed while Holika, despite her immunity, burned to death.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

In this case, the pyre was carefully sealed beneath a raft of two dozen bricks, arranged in four rows.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

In Westeros the dead of House Targaryen were given to the flames, but who would light her pyre here?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin