vigil
Example Sentences
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Also, when you plug in at night, the lights keep a steady, flashing vigil.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
This coming week, I am planning to return to my White House vigil.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
Robinson said she felt it was important to take part in the vigil.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
At a peace vigil at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, Leo said that that a “delusion of omnipotence” is fueling the war that has left thousands dead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
A few hours later, worn out by the vigil, he went into Aureliano's workshop and asked him: "What day is today?"
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing vigil
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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