cortege
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He told the BBC a cortege should be treated like a train on the road and pleaded with drivers to be patient.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Stopping for a cortege is a "tradition" amongst road users, it said, a "moment of dignity and respect for the deceased and their family".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Hatton's funeral cortege was led by the famous Reliant van from Only Fools And Horses.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Osbourne's widow Sharon and children Aimee, Jack and Kelly visited floral tributes laid at Black Sabbath bridge following his death on 22 July in a cortege that weaved through the streets of his home city.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
From her parlor window, Susan Kidwell saw the white cortege glide past, and watched until it had rounded the corner and the unpaved street’s easily airborne dust had landed again.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing cortege
"The Iliad" by Homer, Book 1
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The Stranger
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