memorial service
Example Sentences
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A memorial service will be held at Chapman University.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
On Thursday there was a memorial service for Virgo in his home city at Sheffield Cathedral, a short walk from the Crucible.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In 2024, Moore was banned from the floor of the Georgia state house after he denounced the chamber's late Republican speaker, David Ralston, as "corrupt" during a memorial service.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
After a memorial service in France and a Cuban state funeral, his ashes were interred in Havana.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Susan sat next to him at the memorial service, and when parts of a speech delivered by Sir Winston Churchill were played, she clasped her gloved hands together, tightly, and leaned against him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
