suttee
Example Sentences
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As these things are done in Britain—swiftly—Miliband committed suttee this morning, resigning as Labour’s leader.
From The New Yorker ● May 8, 2015
Even their wives were sacrificed, in the earliest known examples of the patriarchal practice of suttee.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2012
Many abhorrent customs, from slavery to suttee, have drawn strength from the sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2010
His shy, modest wife, Bibhabati Devi, 19, wasted few tears, gave no thought to immolating herself in suttee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Phileas Fogg had heard what Sir Francis had said, and as soon as the procession had passed out of sight, he said: "What is a suttee?"
From Round the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
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