How to Use crematory in a Sentence

crematory

noun
  • The crematory then got in touch with the son, listed as next of kin.
    — Steve Burns, ajc, 21 June 2018
  • The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
    — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Some who had relatives sent to the crematory spoke out after it was shut down.
    — Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
  • As the man drove away, the body rolled out of the open back door of the van on a gurney and came to rest in the crematory’s back parking lot.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The camp’s crematory worked round the clock to incinerate the hundreds who died every day, the court was told.
    — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The camp’s crematory worked around the clock to incinerate the hundreds who died every day, the court was told.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Dec. 2022
  • In Ahmedabad, at the Vadaj crematory, huge smokestacks pump out black smoke.
    — New York Times, 24 Apr. 2021
  • This memoir looks at Caitlin Doughty’s journey as a crematory worker who cares for the dead.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2024
  • In Ahmadabad, at the Vadaj crematory, huge smokestacks pump out black smoke.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The bodies arrived at a large compound that is used as the crematory, its garden lined with hollyhock flowers.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2018
  • And, running on smaller staffs, cemeteries and crematories are scrambling to keep up with demand.
    — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Cemetery administrators have been scrambling to meet the need for burials, and the city’s four crematories are backed up for weeks.
    — Alan Feuer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
  • He was hanged in 1947 at a gallows placed between his former home and a Nazi crematory.
    — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • When looking to dispose of my retired flag, I was advised to call a local funeral home that has a crematory.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Each body is given a tracking number in order to monitor the body from the funeral home to the crematory and then back again to the family.
    — Brian Vitagliano, CNN, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The crematory confirmed to the Free Press that the dogs are dead and being sent to the California state lab.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2021
  • Along with that cemetery, his family owns three funeral homes, a pet crematory and a pet funeral home in Arizona.
    — Jen Fifield, azcentral, 27 July 2019
  • In a crematory retort, prosthetics melt or burn or, in the case of a pacemaker's lthium-ion battery, explode.
    — Hayley Campbell, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
  • These take us from the Port of Oakland to a funeral home and crematory, hitting highways and beaches and public malls along the way.
    — Bekah Waalkes, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Two staff members and a faculty member certify that the body is complete after it has been dissected, and the crematory staff does a final check.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • Liu, Sit’s girlfriend, helped in getting the dogs to the crematories, according to prosecutors.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • Pauley got the remains from a woman in Arkansas who worked for a crematory, according to prosecutors.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Ervin was eventually provided with the crematory receipt, also obtained by the Free Press, and got in touch with them.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2021
  • 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.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Within several miles stood the gas chambers and crematories of Auschwitz II, Birkenau.
    — New York Times, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The pursuit began when officers attempted to stop the man while still in the parking lot of a crematory in Conyers, police spokeswoman Capt.
    — Henri Hollis, ajc, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Today, there are more than 3,000 crematories around the United States, and the cremation resurgence isn’t just about cost.
    — Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Today, there are more than 2,100 crematories around the United States, and the cremation resurgence isn’t just about cost.
    — Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The hearses bearing black and yellow funeral paper flowers crept in a steady stream toward the Dongjiao crematory in eastern Beijing.
    — Joy Dong, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • At the height of the pandemic, Green-Wood’s crematory burned constantly, 16 to 18 hours daily.
    — Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Apr. 2022

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