cortege

Example Sentences

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It led a cortege of numerous other lorries, as people lined the streets to pay their respects.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

"It's just wrong not stopping and letting the whole cortege go so all the family can stay together as a mark of respect," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

He told the BBC a cortege should be treated like a train on the road and pleaded with drivers to be patient.

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

Blessedly, their platters of food appeared, borne by a cortege of waiters, directed by the busybody maître d'.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez