Sentence examples for laid in state from inspiring English sources

Every so often, dating back to the death of Senator Henry Clay, in 1852, there is a temporary exhibit, authorized by Congress, when a political leader is laid in state, watched over by a silent and stoic Honor Guard.

So in death, it seems somehow fitting that Mayor Gallo will be laid in state Thursday inside City Hall, amid the marble staircases and wrought-iron details that bear witness to his legacy.

Ludwig II was laid in state and was buried in this apparel.

Morton's remains were laid in state in the Indianapolis court house for three days after his death before being moved to Roberts Park Church where his funeral was held.

On March 19 , 1937 he laid in state for two hours in the main chamber of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in what was described as one of the "most impressive ceremonies ever beheld in Edmonton".

At first his body was laid in state, but since so many people came to see it, the reformers were afraid that they would be accused of fostering a new saint's cult.

"We came to see the king laying in state," said 54-year-old IT consultant Bottle, explaining that his interest had been piqued by watching a documentary on television about the last Plantagenet king.

Edward I's body was brought south, laying in state at Waltham Abbey, before being buried in Westminster Abbey on 27 October.

Meghan McCain knells at the coffin of her father, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. R-Ariz.lass in state in the Capitolaystunda on Aug. 31.

Tony Blair faced intense criticism in 2002 over plans to downgrade the role of opposition leaders at the laying-in-state of the Queen Mother.

The Independent on Sunday can reveal Mr Corbyn has been consulting Labour MPs to see whether they will back a "proposition" laid in the Commons stating that "the Government has not made its case" for extending air strikes.