hearse
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As the old saying goes, the hearse doesn’t come with a trailer hitch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
A hearse driver lost his argument that the corpse in back was a passenger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
At a different point we can see a body bag at the back of a hearse and a man nearby is heard telling a female official that it is his sister.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Paramedics and police officers stood at attention as the hearse passed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Katie, Johnny’s mother, and Francie and Neeley rode out to the cemetery in the first coach behind the hearse.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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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