cortege
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It led a cortege of numerous other lorries, as people lined the streets to pay their respects.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Stopping for a cortege is a "tradition" amongst road users, it said, a "moment of dignity and respect for the deceased and their family".
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Sharon acknowledged the fans by raising her arms and giving peace signs before getting back into a people carrier and the cortege continued past more mourners.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
On Wednesday, the cortege drove past the stadium and his childhood home before heading into Birmingham city centre, where fans wearing Ozzy and Sabbath T-shirts and scarves lined Broad Street.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
When he died in 1844, forty thousand people viewed the coffin, and the funeral cortege stretched for two miles.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing cortege
"The Iliad" by Homer, Book 1
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