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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a vigil" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray, often in remembrance of someone who has died.
Example: "The community gathered for a vigil in honor of the victims, lighting candles and sharing memories."
Alternatives: "a memorial service" or "a remembrance gathering".
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A vigil for Paris.
They arranged a vigil.
Tom Glenn, a vigil regular, thought not.
It's like a wake or a vigil.
A Vigil Prayer at 7 30pm.
She might have covered a vigil like her parents'.
At the town square, students gathered to hold a vigil.
We kept a vigil for another five weeks.
There was a vigil for him that evening.
A vigil has also started in London's Trafalgar Square.
Could they both be keeping a vigil for Greg?
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