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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

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 May 6, 2025

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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2025

Just under two years later and both Ewie and Frans would be pallbearers at Hansie's funeral following his shock death in a plane crash.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2025

Four pallbearers carried the coffin from the church after the funeral and they were followed by Payne’s parents and Cole.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2024

It was lifted by pallbearers and carried into the church.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2024

Then they walked a slow, stiff march, like he was in a coffin and they were his pallbearers.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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