pallbearer

Example Sentences

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Four pallbearers carried Baroness Boothroyd's coffin, adorned with a white floral tribute, into the stone church as organ music played.

From BBC

Community protest was swift; petitions circulated, and a media savvy march included musician pallbearers parading a coffin inscribed “RIP Dublin.”

From New York Times

Eight pallbearers who carried Queen Elizabeth II's coffin at her funeral are among those to be recognised in a special honours list.

From BBC

They cheered as pallbearers, in morning suits and white gloves, carried Benedict’s simple casket out of the basilica and placed it on an ornate carpet in front of the altar in the vast square.

From Seattle Times

It looked like three siblings who not only had to mourn the sudden loss of their cousin but also worry they wouldn’t have anything nice to wear when they served as pallbearers at his funeral.

From Washington Post