hearse
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As the old saying goes, the hearse doesn’t come with a trailer hitch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Saturday's event saw thousands of people line the street as Tyler's hearse made its way down Newton Road in Mumbles, a seaside suburb of Swansea.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He left early to move his hearse: apparently musical Five Timers only get their parking validated for 15 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Paramedics and police officers stood at attention as the hearse passed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Boxer and Clover pulled the wagon w'hich served as a hearse, and Napoleon himself walked at the head of the procession.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
As part of the outpouring of solidarity from Venezuelans, many private funeral homes have offered free hearses to transport the dead, and free cremations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The somber convoys of hearses and relatives crossed much of the battered Acapulco en route to the cemetery, passing ransacked stores, streets strewn with debris and soldiers cutting away fallen trees.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Motor cars and hearses were becoming more popular and were more convenient.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2023
On Thursday, two hearses carrying the bodies of Woodard and Brown crossed the international bridge to Brownsville, where the remains were handed over to U.S. authorities.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Judge William Lewis saw house after house in his neighborhood abandoned, saw the streets empty, saw the hearses constantly passing his home, and fled.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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