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hearse

[hurs] / hɜrs /


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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

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

After it’s confirmed in the hospital that she’s gone, we see Harold racing along a twisty turny road in his car, a Jaguar with a hearse top welded onto it.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2026

A police photographer was called in, and a hearse was later seen leaving the scene.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

One of the men flanking the hearse had also dropped back and was now even with me.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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

About 200 motorbikes, two limousines, four hearses and eight Rolls Royce cars will form the procession.

From BBC Jul. 5, 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

On Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, videos featuring colorful visuals and stirring music advertise Mercedes-Benz hearses, elaborate burial clothes and Babaoshan cremation slots.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 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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