Example Sentences

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The National Association of Funeral Directors represents more than 4,000 funeral homes in the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The $20 billion-a-year death industry has long been dominated by the same institutions: funeral homes, cemeteries, crematoria and religious groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

In many others, private equity is the nefarious force targeting everything from funeral homes to perhaps the most notable victim of the PE trap: the health care industry, where lower standards can be deadly.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2025

As the backbone of American commerce, formaldehyde is a workhorse in major sectors of the economy, preserving bodies in funeral homes, binding particleboards in furniture and serving as a building block in plastic.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

I could just see funeral homes selling big jars of honey for dead people, instead of coffins.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd