pallbearer

Example Sentences

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After giving a statement to the deputies that morning, Pope arrived at his sister’s funeral, where he was supposed to be a pallbearer, just as everyone was leaving.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

At the dog park, he turned strangers into fast friends, joining regulars for dinner and even serving as a pallbearer at one of their funerals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

If she is asked to help at a service, she is often the only female pallbearer - but recently, at one funeral, there were four women working.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2023

Kara-Murza holds both British and Russian citizenship and was a pallbearer at the funeral of U.S.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

Hale served again as a pallbearer, holding aloft the casket of his friend.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann