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hearse

[hurs] / hɜrs /


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He left early to move his hearse: apparently musical Five Timers only get their parking validated for 15 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

Although his Facebook account has since been deleted, posts showed Bush was selling a hearse, cars and even trying to give away a mortuary fridge that, according to the advert, "ran cool not cold".

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

Earlier, eight people in black, presumably Oseguera's family members, rode in two cars that followed the white hearse with his remains to the graveyard.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

In my neighborhood, the only time you ever saw a limousine was behind a hearse at a funeral.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

Mr. Birdsong offered me a ride up beside him in the driver’s seat of the old horse-drawn hearse, the one he called an ambulance if the person wasn’t dead.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

Motor cars and hearses were becoming more popular and were more convenient.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2023

Detectives and evidence technicians remained in the home collecting evidence late Tuesday, long after hearses left the driveway.

From Seattle Times Apr. 19, 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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