funeral parlour
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Beverley told the court how learning that her baby Sunny Beverley-Conlin was found in a brown paper bag on the floor of the funeral parlour "will stay with me for the rest of my life".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jasmine Beverley, whose son's remains were discovered at the funeral parlour nearly two years after he was stillborn, said: "Reading the letter has left me feeling nothing but anger."
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
An ex-employee described Robert Bush's funeral parlour as a "horror scene", prosecutor Chris Paxton said at the start of a five-day sentencing hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Beverley, her husband and other families are campaigning for changes to funeral parlour regulations, backed by a number of lawmakers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Feeling like an undertaker’s apprentice in a funeral parlour, I crept downstairs.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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