pallbearer

Example Sentences

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At the dog park, he turned strangers into fast friends, joining regulars for dinner and even serving as a pallbearer at one of their funerals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Showing how much he was part of the drive to stop slavery, the Duke of Gloucester was a pallbearer at the funeral of the great abolitionist, William Wilberforce, in 1833.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

Kara-Murza had been a friend of Sen. John McCain and was a pallbearer at his 2018 funeral.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Kara-Murza holds both British and Russian citizenship and was a pallbearer at the funeral of U.S.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

Hale served again as a pallbearer, holding aloft the casket of his friend.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann