vigil
Example Sentences
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Black Lives Matter L.A. has scheduled a Sunday vigil to honor him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In his sermon during Saturday night's Easter vigil, the pontiff urged believers not to feel numbed by the scale of global conflicts but to work actively for reconciliation.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Dutifully but vacantly, he keeps an all-night vigil by her coffin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Speaking at the Guildhall Square vigil, Amy's mother, Sharon Doherty thanked the people of Derry for coming out in her daughter's memory.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The people of the Kohlrabi Court tended to their sleeping king and held a silent vigil as they processed their defeat.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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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