interring

Example Sentences

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The little boy was buried by his parents, who believed he would be reincarnated if they followed a ritual while interring the body.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

“There was way too much death for the system to handle,” recalls Amy Koplow, the executive director of the Hebrew Free Burial Association, which is interring some Jewish people who were at the temporary morgue.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2021

There are enormous practical difficulties, often involving by-laws on the burial of human remains, when it comes to interring so many bodies.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2020

The videos emerged as the coronavirus outbreak ravaged New York, and after they circulated, officials confirmed what viewers suspected: The city had begun interring unclaimed bodies of Covid-19 victims in the potter’s field.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2020

We wouldn’t be interring him in the Atlantic, but a pauper’s grave was just as permanent.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros