hearse

verb

Definition of hearsenext
as in to inter
to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week

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Recent Examples of hearse This can also include autos such as ambulances, work trucks, hearses, etc. — Block Advisors Contributor, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026 Each day brings more permanent residents, arriving in black hearses trailing solemn convoys of hazard-flashing cars to a place still served by generations of locals who cut granite memorials or pour sympathetic whiskeys. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025 There was Ozzy’s hearse up front and the family in about five black SUVs following us. — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 30 July 2025 Police vans and hearses were among the only available vehicles large enough to transport someone lying down. — Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hearse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hearse
  1. inter
  2. bury
  3. tomb
Verb
  • Burr Oak was the area’s first cemetery to allow blacks to be interred there, and countless African American families would bury relatives there over the years.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Several individuals had been interred within burial cists made of volcanic tuff.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of inter
Verb
  • But buried inside imperfect delivery is often an important standard.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But that’s a small, technical point buried in the fine print.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bury
Verb
  • The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
    — Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Definition of tomb

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