undertaker

Example Sentences

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French died soon after construction started, so Mason took over the role of general contractor — then known as undertaker — while acting as executor of French’s estate.

From Washington Post

He said Allan's body had been so badly decomposed when the police returned it to the family that the undertaker phoned up in tears.

From BBC

When undertakers lifted her body from the bed he said the smell was "horrific, the most unpleasant smell I've ever encountered."

From BBC

His public profile was so subdued that biographer Bianco described him as “a capitalist daredevil in the guise of an undertaker.”

From Washington Post

He conducted his indictment press conferences — an evening news staple — sitting down, grim as an undertaker, at the center of a long boardroom table.

From Washington Post