Sentence examples for a procession of mourners from inspiring English sources

A middle-aged couple led a procession of mourners as men in military uniforms stood to attention.

Most shops in the sprawling city of 18 million people were closed and public transport was halted as a procession of mourners carried the coffins though the streets.

This act of transportation has generally been made into a procession of mourners who lament the deceased, and it has often afforded an opportunity of advertising his wealth, status, or achievements.

Big mistake, because once the melody takes hold, they arrive: five almost identically dressed and coiffed women, who file down the staircase like a procession of mourners, accusatory in their silence.

As he began to drive the first nail into the coffin, a procession of mourners -the townspeople- were making their way, over the plains, to pay their last respects.

As I think of Sunny today on the morning of his funeral, which will include a procession of mourners through the streets of Red Hook—I think of another friend, an elderly musician who has been blind since birth, who likes to give directions as he's being driven through Brooklyn.

For example, in Taiwan, a traditional Buddhist burial ritual involves an open casket, the sacrifice of pigs, a 49-day-long ceremony with a procession of hired mourners and a cavalcade of strippers taking their clothes off in front of your relatives.

At a cemetery on the edge of town, a small procession of mourners, some in flip-flops and housedresses, were gathered around the last of the day's 46 burials.

A steady procession of mourners in dark suits on a summery afternoon all but traced the history of modern American architecture as they arrived on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Richard Meier, followed by Kevin Roche, followed by David Childs, followed by Frank Gehry.

Today a steady procession of mourners placed candles bearing the four boys' names on a muddy berm overlooking the place where they played together the day before.

A steady procession of mourners, some in camouflage, some in fancy dress, some with the disheveled look of the homeless, others in expensive black attire, paid respects at the coffin.