Examples of mortician in a Sentence
the mortician will take care of all of the arrangements for the funeral
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That idea echoes Linklater’s other Hollandsworth adaptation, 2011’s Bernie, in which a friendly mortician, pushed to his limits, murders a miserly old woman who’s abusive toward him, then proceeds to spread her wealth around town, improving everyone’s lives.
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Cemeteries as public spaces: 'A new, old thing' Sarah Chavez is executive director for The Order of the Good Death, a nonprofit founded by Caitlin Doughty, a mortician and writer who's advocated for changes in the funeral industry.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Unlike traditional cremation, which requires a mortician to remove medical devices or implants that contain batteries, radiation, pressurization or silicone prior, with aquamation these items remain in the body and are left over afterwards.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
His father, Raymond Curran, was a mortician and funeral home director, and his mother, Virginia, was a homemaker.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
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Chris Stanton, Vulture, 14 June 2024
Cemeteries as public spaces: 'A new, old thing' Sarah Chavez is executive director for The Order of the Good Death, a nonprofit founded by Caitlin Doughty, a mortician and writer who's advocated for changes in the funeral industry.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Unlike traditional cremation, which requires a mortician to remove medical devices or implants that contain batteries, radiation, pressurization or silicone prior, with aquamation these items remain in the body and are left over afterwards.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2024
His father, Raymond Curran, was a mortician and funeral home director, and his mother, Virginia, was a homemaker.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Mortician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortician. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən 
Medical Definition
mortician
noun
mor·ti·cian
mȯr-ˈtish-ən
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