funeral

Example Sentences

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"I've met people who were very upset about their travel plans, there were thousands of people in the airport, I met people who told me they were missing funerals," she said.

From BBC

Millersburg will be a hotbed of drama—and not all of it on the stage, where Richard will direct his mother’s funeral with the understatement of Cecil B. DeMille.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her sister had visions of her future headstone, and her mother was known to fall into a dreamlike state and predict neighbors’ funerals weeks before their deaths took place.

From Literature

“I shot the funeral scene and went into tech rehearsals the next day. They’re such polar opposite characters, too.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pierce's permission to officiate – meaning he could legally lead services and carry out weddings or funerals – was suspended while this happened.

From BBC