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pallbearer

[pawl-bair-er] / ˈpɔlˌbɛər ər /


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After Kennedy’s assassination, Whittaker was a pallbearer at the funeral in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

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

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

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The band kept playing as the pallbearers trudged onward.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2025

It was lifted by pallbearers and carried into the church.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2024

At the front of the cathedral, pallbearers placed the casket next to a large photo of a smiling Valenzuela.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2024

Ten Hag and other Twente players were pallbearers at Scharmin's funeral and the United manager has a day of mourning on 7 June every year.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2024

Right here on the landing, Madame Manec tells her, pallbearers dropped the coffin carrying Etienne’s great-aunt.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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