vigil

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of people showed up for a midweek vigil at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, where some of the family worships, a few days after Guthrie disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the vigil, Carney and other leaders met with families of the victims and first responders.

From BBC

Family members have been holding vigils outside the prisons for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Schools should be safe," Gigi Rejano, who works at a local restaurant, told AFP at the vigil, calling for the entrance of the school building to be guarded from now on.

From Barron's

The people of the Kohlrabi Court tended to their sleeping king and held a silent vigil as they processed their defeat.

From Literature