keep vigil
Example Sentences
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A body on the pyre turns into ash and smoke while friends and family keep vigil for hours under the open sky.
From New York Times • May 18, 2022
Others play Ludo, a board game, as they keep vigil through the night in hopes of being first in line for a COVID-19 shot in the morning.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2021
Coast Salish community members occupy a watch house in Burnaby, where they keep vigil and host ceremonies to oppose the project.
From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021
On a cold and wet night, emergency teams have been toiling under floodlights to reach survivors, as relatives keep vigil outside.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2011
As for me, I would continue to keep vigil throughout the night, hoping, praying that the chupacabras wouldn’t find us before dawn.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
