hearse
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A hearse driver lost his argument that the corpse in back was a passenger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
After it’s confirmed in the hospital that she’s gone, we see Harold racing along a twisty turny road in his car, a Jaguar with a hearse top welded onto it.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
Paramedics and police officers stood at attention as the hearse passed.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
As their coffins rested in the hearse, we began to sing “Am Yisrael Chai,” the anthem of the Soviet Jewry movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Sticking up above the top of the hearse, the coachman’s hard leather hat looked as if it had been molded out of the same black mud.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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As part of the outpouring of solidarity from Venezuelans, many private funeral homes have offered free hearses to transport the dead, and free cremations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The hearses arrived, following Nurullah’s directions to find the remote village, and mourners took the dead to the cemetery.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
The procession is set to feature about 200 motorbikes, two limousines, four hearses and eight Rolls-Royces.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
On Thursday, two hearses carrying the bodies of Woodard and Brown crossed the international bridge to Brownsville, where the remains were handed over to U.S. authorities.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Judge William Lewis saw house after house in his neighborhood abandoned, saw the streets empty, saw the hearses constantly passing his home, and fled.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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