How to Use cremate in a Sentence

cremate

verb
  • He wants to be cremated when he dies.
  • His body was cremated the next day.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
  • He was cremated back in March and is housed in a small pine box.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • When, where and how will they be cremated or put in a casket?
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
  • For those who want to cremate but not bury their pet, the cost is $550.
    — Annabelle Williams, Philly.com, 3 July 2018
  • Huey was cremated and brought back home to be with her husband to watch over her.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • But why was this one woman cremated?
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Police picked up the bodies of the nine dogs that hadn’t yet been cremated.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • This is morbid, but is the fact that Jack was cremated have to do with the fire?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Some cremate the remains, some lay them beneath the open sky, and others place them in the ground.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
  • But the death scene — the Strongs’ trailer — was long gone, the body cremated.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 16 July 2025
  • Her organs were donated and her body was cremated at the time.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 May 2023
  • And while it was known at the time she was cremated, what became of her ashes had been a mystery.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • Gianni's body was cremated and the ashes placed in a gold box.
    — Molly Young, GQ, 20 Mar. 2018
  • So is their decision to cremate Jackie’s body since the ground is frozen.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
  • John Amos was cremated in the days following his death.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Ray's body was cremated, and his ashes were flown to Ireland.
    — Leada Gore, AL.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • That’s still less than Japan, where 99 percent of the dead are cremated.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Martínez had the man’s body cremated, and stored the ashes in a wooden niche in the shelter’s small chapel.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The unused body parts are cremated and returned to the family at no cost.
    — Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 10 June 2019
  • The remains of the tigers went through necropsies before being cremated and buried.
    — Wasamon Audjarint, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His body was cremated, and his father brought his ashes down to Durham — back to his hometown.
    — Sofie Buckminster, semafor.com, 16 Nov. 2025
  • One was cremated and the other was not, per the families’ wishes.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Now the hospital is asking the families to sign a form to cremate the deceased.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The family travelled to Tibet to retrieve and cremate the body in a pyre at base camp.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The document said she was cremated.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Reiners have been cremated.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The Reiners have been cremated.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Coon's family said she was cremated and private services would be held for her at a later date.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • The pair was cremated on July 23.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025

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