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The one survivor is Tilda Swinton as a Scottish samurai and mortician with the only funny routine, turning corpses into glam-rock mannequins. — Armond White, National Review, "The Dead Don’t Die: Climate-Change Comedy for the Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez Era," 14 June 2019 With the exception of the town's sword-wielding mortician (Tilda Swinton), Ronnie is the least fazed by the gruesome happenings. — Author: Sonia Rao, Anchorage Daily News, "Snail mail, zombie tai chi and a Bill Murray joy ride: Making ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ was as surreal as it sounds," 13 June 2019 With the exception of the town’s sword-wielding mortician (Tilda Swinton), Ronnie is the least fazed by the gruesome happenings. — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, "Snail mail, zombie tai chi and a Bill Murray joy ride: Making ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ was as surreal as it sounds," 13 June 2019 Tilda Swinton is, well, remarkable as a mortician with a talent for martial arts. — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, "'The Dead Don't Die' should be great. So why isn’t it?," 13 May 2019 Pierre Casanave, a free man of color and French Quarter furniture dealer, becomes a mortician who notably hires bands for funeral processions in the mid- 1800s. — Larry Blumenfeld, WSJ, "‘City of a Million Dreams’ Review: Every Day a Parade," 22 Nov. 2018 An African American mortician later identified 30 bullet holes in James’s body. — Joe Heim, Washington Post, "Sacred ground, now reclaimed: A Charlottesville story," 7 July 2018 The mortician’s work had turned Mary, so vivacious in life, into a stranger. — Mike Newall, Philly.com, "Port Richmond makeup artist readies overdose victims for their 'last goodbye' | Mike Newall," 29 June 2018 The first thing Edward officially bought was a small piece of tanned skin from a 19th century murderer, inscribed by the mortician who prepared him for burial. — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "PODCAST: Ripley's 'buyer of stuff' shares insider's look at job – believe it or not (Ep. 34)," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mortician.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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