vigil
Example Sentences
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In the role of heartbroken boyfriend, McCullagh attended Natalie's wake, visited her grave and made a memorial video for a vigil in her honour.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Don Colossus stands proud atop a stone pedestal, keeping vigil over a small commemorative plaque.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
“Barry was an innocent man. A man who brought no harm to anyone,” his sister, O’koia Nixon, said during a vigil for Henderson held last week in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Defendants Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, were leaders of a now-defunct group called the Hong Kong Alliance that arranged an annual candlelight vigil in the city's Victoria Park for decades.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
None of them looked around when Harry and Ginny joined their silent vigil.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing vigil
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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