funeral
Example Sentences
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Many in the funeral industry view such plans with alarm.
British and Irish Lions captain Itoje missed the start of England's training camp in Spain to attend the funeral of his mother Florence in Nigeria.
From Barron's
The writing is terrifically funny and also grounded, anecdotes filled with slapstick but no punchlines, befitting a story that includes hookups, weddings, children, a funeral and an unknowable future.
From Los Angeles Times
The band were unable to accept the trophy in person, as they were attending the funeral of keyboard player Perry Bamonte, who died on Christmas Eve.
From BBC
After a memorial service in France and a Cuban state funeral, his ashes were interred in Havana.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.