Example Sentences

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Rat Samakee temple will cremate 19 bodies in a simultaneous cremation ceremony Tuesday evening along with two other nearby temples that account for the other victims.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2022

From there, one of Eirene’s crematory partners will cremate the body, and a funeral director who works for Eirene will either drive the ashes to your door or send them via mail.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

“I was going crazy. Her father wasn’t there, he hadn’t even seen her face, and the priest was saying, ‘I will cremate her here.’

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

The family is expected to claim the body by a certain stipulated time, or the state will cremate the remains.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2015