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hearse

[hurs] / hɜrs /


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As the old saying goes, the hearse doesn’t come with a trailer hitch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 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

Although his Facebook account has since been deleted, posts showed Bush was selling a hearse, cars and even trying to give away a mortuary fridge that, according to the advert, "ran cool not cold".

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 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

A little later, the hearse and limousines encountered a line of motorcycles and my mother noticed that the drivers were all wearing fezzes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

As well as ambulances, hearses were also seen along the route, where rescuers said entire villages had been washed away by floodwaters.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

Detectives and evidence technicians remained in the home collecting evidence late Tuesday, long after hearses left the driveway.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 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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