8 sentences with 'deceased'
Example sentences and phrases with the word deceased and other words derived from it.
• « He said a few words about his relationship with the deceased girl: "Some of the stars we gaze at in the sky became extinct millions of years ago, yet we see their light. The same will be true for Sarah. Her spirit will continue to shine despite her death. It will diminish the sorrow, but not the light." »
• « This tradition obviously identified the deceased with Osiris and the person could then be brought back to life, although it was not known when or how. »
• « The deceased had to pass certain tests to be admitted there. For example, to be judged in the Hall of Two Truths: on one pan of the Great Balance was placed the heart; on the other, the feather of the Goddess of Justice, Maat. »
• « More common was what is called the Rainbow Body. In this case seven days after death only the nails and hair of the deceased remained: the impurities. As liberation could not be achieved during life, one had to know the opportunities to achieve it after death; the Book of the Dead is then studied. »
• « Joel was talking about our deceased friend when suddenly his voice broke for an instant. That finally brought out all my grief and I burst into tears. »
• « During the funeral service, two of Milt's colleagues spoke about him and their sweet words pleased and comforted me. I was eager to hear people talk about my deceased husband. »
• « What a living man claims that a deceased man told him in the absence of witnesses cannot be proved or disproved. »