last rites
Example Sentences
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Today, it’s as though it’s waiting for last rites.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
"Prayers and the last rites were read during his passing," he added.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023
“Prayers and the last rites were read, which gave comfort to his family,” the statement said.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Even if you know something about Kennedy’s lifelong health problems, their extent and seriousness are shocking: He was given last rites twice before his last last rites.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Always before, Jim and I had carried them into the mountains to bury them and to give them their last rites, a prayer over a rough wooden cross of birch twigs and twine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
