pallbearer

Example Sentences

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“Get up, Father Pierre. Get up!” shouted one elderly woman as she stood in the pallbearers’ path, her screams turning her voice hoarse as she partially collapsed in the arms of a medic.

From Los Angeles Times

Malcolm Livingstone, a military veteran who served as a pallbearer for Princess Diana, was also found dead outside a church in King's Lynn.

From BBC

At Nielsen’s funeral, the pallbearers carried his coffin to the “Naked Gun” theme.

From Los Angeles Times

The band kept playing as the pallbearers trudged onward.

From Los Angeles Times

After giving a statement to the deputies that morning, Pope arrived at his sister’s funeral, where he was supposed to be a pallbearer, just as everyone was leaving.

From Los Angeles Times