cortege

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Terence Pendry, who worked as the Queen's stud groom and held the reins of her pony, Emma, as the funeral cortege travelled through Windsor, received the same honour.

From BBC

In front of one of the hospitals, doctors wearing white lab coats gathered to kneel for a solemn vigil as the cortege passed.

From New York Times

It paraded on Paris’ Champs-Elysees avenue on May 8, ahead of the presidential cortege, for the ceremony marking the anniversary of the victory of the Allied forces over Nazi Germany in World War II.

From Seattle Times

A hearse, drawn by two white horses adorned with purple plumes, led the cortege to St Leonard's Church in the town.

From BBC

The assault occurred outside a hospital in East Jerusalem, where Ms. Abu Akleh’s body had been kept since another memorial on Thursday, and where hundreds had gathered to witness the start of her funeral cortege.

From New York Times