Sentence examples for a wake was from inspiring English sources

A wake was held in New Jersey on Friday.

Later in the evening, a wake was held down the coastal highway at the Hells Angels clubhouse in Ventura.

A wake was probably held on April 21 , 1869 in a cramped walk-up at 97 Orchard Street.

A wake was held Wednesday for Dawn Hochsprung, the Sandy Hook Elementary principal, who the authorities have said died confronting the gunman.

The argument — a high-literary version of what often breaks out at a wake — was settled with "reciprocal cordiality," and no such article appeared.

On Wednesday afternoon, a wake was held in nearby Oklahoma City for Kyle Davis, 8, another child from Plaza Elementary, who was remembered by his family as "one of the most fun and loveable kids anyone could ever know".

"It's like a wake, being here," she said.

A wake is planned in South Carolina for Monday and a funeral on Tuesday.

When a wake is held, it is customary to give out prayer cards for the deceased.

On the eve of the funeral, a wake is held in the deceased's home.

A wake is to be held Sunday, July 30th, 2006 at Vernon C. Wagner's Funeral Home in Hicksville, New York.