cortege
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Hundreds of mourners followed the cortege from Ms Doherty's parents' home to Holy Family chapel in Ballymagroarty.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Not respecting a cortege, especially those involving a horses, is also a safety issue, it added.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
"It's just wrong not stopping and letting the whole cortege go so all the family can stay together as a mark of respect," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
He told the BBC a cortege should be treated like a train on the road and pleaded with drivers to be patient.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
A catafalque carrying Harrison’s black casket led the cortege and was followed immediately by Harrison’s beloved Kentucky mare, stirrups crossed on its empty saddle.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing cortege
"The Iliad" by Homer, Book 1
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