cortege
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Hundreds of mourners followed the cortege from Ms Doherty's parents' home to Holy Family chapel in Ballymagroarty.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
As the cortege entered the church, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau was sung and the first hymn was Cwm Rhondda.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
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
There will then be a private removal on Saturday morning, with the funeral cortege arriving at the chapel for a funeral Mass beginning at 12:00.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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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