vigil

Example Sentences

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The pope also announced that he would return to the basilica on 11 April to lead a prayer vigil for peace.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The New York Times’ Adam Liptak described her role this way in 2019: “Justice Sonia Sotomayor … maintains a sort of vigil in the capital cases other justices treat as routine.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

A vigil in her memory will also be held at Derry's Guildhall on Friday evening.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Consuegra was among a group of supporters who held a vigil in Little Havana in Miami on Thursday for the men who were killed and injured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger