How to Use funerary in a Sentence

funerary

adjective
  • Each one has borne signs of having received the same funerary rites as men.
    — National Geographic, 18 June 2020
  • The grave contained no funerary goods.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • That find included funerary masks and statues of deities of the dead.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2022
  • The pair stayed in England for the funerary events that followed.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
  • Other tools found in the gravesites appear to be brand new and were buried with the dead during funerary rites.
    — Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Italy may lead the world in collections of ancient funerary art.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • It is believed they may have been burned on a funerary pyre, however, no remains have been found.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Eden Royce on the importance of funerary details in the face of grief.
    — Lit Hub Daily, Literary Hub, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Eden Royce on the importance of funerary details in the face of grief.
    — tumblr.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Eden Royce on the importance of funerary details in the face of grief.
    — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Fish and mollusks were prevalent in the funerary practices of Ur.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Fish and mollusks were prevalent in the funerary practices of Ur.
    — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
  • It is thought the objects could have been burnt on a funerary pyre before they were buried, but no human remains have been found.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • No funerary offerings or goods were found buried alongside the deceased.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Café Lisbeth also hosts many funerary feasts.
    — Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The vessel was one of six funerary urns containing remains found in the mausoleum.
    — Jack Guy, CNN, 19 June 2024
  • 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
  • The tomb contained the remains of four occupants — three men and a woman — and funerary wares.
    — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 June 2018
  • This image shows the decoration of a large funerary scarab made from green semiprecious stone.
    — Chris Giles, CNN, 27 Mar. 2018
  • They may have been included in a funerary pyre, though researchers didn’t find any human remains.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Many of the funerary engravings that have been found are much longer and more detailed than the one in Blais’ studio.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This funerary text allowed the deceased to partake in a series of offerings to the god.
    — National Geographic, 25 June 2020
  • Experts think the figures are a funerary relief depicting a couple once buried at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
  • 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 new find indicates that rulers kept up the practice of funerary boats longer than previously thought.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2016
  • This type of funerary structure is well-known in Pompeii, officials said.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 July 2024
  • 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

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