How to Use funerary in a Sentence

funerary

adjective

• The pair stayed in England for the funerary events that followed.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
• The mound is widely known as one of the largest Iron Age funerary mounds in Scandinavia.
  — Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, CNN, 10 Nov. 2020
• Each one has borne signs of having received the same funerary rites as men.
  — National Geographic, 18 June 2020
• That find included funerary masks and statues of deities of the dead.
  — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2022
• There were these spaceship-like structures in the middle of the desert on top of the cliffs that are funerary monuments.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2024
• Less than half of the graves held funerary goods such as ceramic and glass vessels.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• His funerary mask sports blue glass inlays that alternate with gold to frame the king’s face.
  — Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021
• Aside from being lain on their sides with tails tucked between their legs, the dogs showed no signs of funerary treatment.
  — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2018
• The tomb contained the remains of four occupants — three men and a woman — and funerary wares.
  — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 June 2018
• Italy may lead the world in collections of ancient funerary art.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2020
• The monarch’s first funerary rites took place in the historic Scottish capital, and thousands lined the rainy route of her cortege to pay respects.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• This funerary text allowed the deceased to partake in a series of offerings to the god.
  — National Geographic, 25 June 2020
• Each bird, maybe a foot and a half from beak to tail, lay on its back in funerary repose, eye sockets filled with cotton, feet folded close against the body.
  — Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2018
• The vessel was one of six funerary urns containing remains found in the mausoleum.
  — Jack Guy, CNN, 19 June 2024
• The collection of funerary pots had been buried in layers in a 45-foot-deep shaft, according to the National.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
• The baskets were stored in an underground room and may have been funerary offerings, reports the Greek City Times.
  — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Aug. 2021
• Through countless eons of birth and death, our ancient ancestors have passed down their burial and funerary practices to the present day.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024
• Memory jugs were funerary objects found in the South on the graves of African Americans through the mid‑20th century.
  — Syreeta McFadden, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2020
• This image shows the decoration of a large funerary scarab made from green semiprecious stone.
  — Chris Giles, CNN, 27 Mar. 2018
• The agreement involves the remains of about 20 people and 28 funerary objects that were taken from the Mesa Verde area more than a century ago.
  — Felicia Fonseca, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2019
• The new find indicates that rulers kept up the practice of funerary boats longer than previously thought.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2016
• The couple remained abroad for the funerary events that followed, and Prince Harry returned for the coronation of his father on May 6.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• They were initially surprised by the extended time frame that the cave was used for funerary practices.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023
• The funerary post was absent on a recent visit to the Quai Branly museum.
  — Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
• Tuya’s smiling funerary mask is made from plastered and gilded linen.
  — National Geographic, 17 Sep. 2020
• Anubis was one of the earliest funerary gods in ancient Egypt and was a prominent figure for more than 3,000 years.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
• The couple extended their stay for the funerary events that followed and used Frogmore Cottage as a base to stay in England until last year.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
• The policemen were part of the force tasked to guard the district of Saqqara, one of Egypt’s most popular tourist sites and host to a collection of temples, tombs and funerary complexes.
  — Maggie Michael, The Seattle Times, 14 July 2017
• This type of funerary structure is well-known in Pompeii, officials said.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 July 2024
• The presence of a cauldron, decorated pottery, utensils and an ax for cutting meat suggests the site was not just a burial ground but also the location of a lavish funerary banquet and ritual.
  — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024