pallbearer
Example Sentences
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State media puts out a continuous stream of reports showing the diminutive dictator lavishing gifts on temples, and as a pallbearer at the funerals of senior abbots.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024
Kara-Murza holds both British and Russian citizenship and was a pallbearer at the funeral of U.S.
From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023
When Jim Shoemake died in 2013, Wylie served as a pallbearer at the funeral.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022
Pickett’s young son, D’Vonne Pickett III, walked onto the stage with a pallbearer.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
And greatest is Rostam—a warhorse to Neptune, a pallbearer of the Nazarene.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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