pallbearer

Example Sentences

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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

Kara-Murza had been a friend of Sen. John McCain and was a pallbearer at his 2018 funeral.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Dolan was a pallbearer at Jeremy's funeral at St George's Church, Altrincham, on 13 November 2020.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2023

Kara-Murza, who holds both British and Russian citizenship and was a pallbearer at the 2018 funeral of U.S.

From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2022

I also didn’t know what “it” was, but sort of put two and two together and guessed it had something to do with whatever a pallbearer was.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds