Example sentences for: funerary

How can you use “funerary” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Shaanxi Provincial Museum (Shaanxi Shengbowuguan), occupying the 14th-century grounds of the Temple to Confucius, holds a rich store of art works and rare artifacts: funerary figurines, traditional paintings, ancient household equipment, and huge bronzes masterfully cast 3,000 years ago.

  • Major figures from Greek history, including Pericles, were buried here and their funerary artifacts are some of the most exquisite items found during excavations around the city.

  • They would have supplied the palace with its need for ceremonial or funerary articles.

  • Surrounded by statues, carvings, and incense burners, here the faithful make their devotions and check their fortunes, and traditional funerary displays give a cheerful send-off to the recently departed.

  • King Djoser of the Fourthth Dynasty was the first to attempt to build a large funerary monument to hold his mortal remains and protect the riches buried with him for his next life.


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