hearse
Example Sentences
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A hearse driver lost his argument that the corpse in back was a passenger.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
In my neighborhood, the only time you ever saw a limousine was behind a hearse at a funeral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
After it’s confirmed in the hospital that she’s gone, we see Harold racing along a twisty turny road in his car, a Jaguar with a hearse top welded onto it.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
Paramedics and police officers stood at attention as the hearse passed.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Behind them the hearse slipped and slid, but the driver managed to keep it on the driveway.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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