pallbearer

Example Sentences

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After giving a statement to the deputies that morning, Pope arrived at his sister’s funeral, where he was supposed to be a pallbearer, just as everyone was leaving.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

Showing how much he was part of the drive to stop slavery, the Duke of Gloucester was a pallbearer at the funeral of the great abolitionist, William Wilberforce, in 1833.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

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

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

Pickett’s young son, D’Vonne Pickett III, walked onto the stage with a pallbearer.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

He was to be a pallbearer at the funeral.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers