How to Use funeral in a Sentence

funeral

1 of 2 adjective
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  • What have the logistics been like for the funeral mass?
    — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
  • On Friday, a funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. at Sts.
    — Dallas News, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex extended their trip to attend the funeral events.
    — Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Waiting in the sun, some dressed in funeral black, mourners stood throughout the day in a line that wrapped around the Wrigley Building to the end of the Plaza of the Americas.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The dead were carried in a funeral procession in Nablus, wrapped in flags with the Lions’ Den insignia.
    — Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • One photo on the wall is from the cover of a funeral program for Oliver Griffin.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • It was later converted into one of the first funeral homes in central Phoenix and in the 2000s, housed the Paulina Miller Gallery.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2022
  • This week, Morales was repeating the same rhythm of funeral masses, their rituals meant to ease the grief of the survivors.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 2 June 2022
  • Fifty years ago Graham Parson’s death and shocking funeral pyre in Joshua Tree forever tied the rock star to the park.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • William and Harry also walked in the funeral procession for Prince Philip, who died last year at age 99.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In one scene, she can be seen in funeral garb standing over Fred's coffin, looking sad at first.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 14 July 2022
  • One of those was the funeral scene in season 4 where Susie had to say goodbye to Jackie (Brian Tarantina).
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 May 2023
  • That’s why some investors aren’t singing a funeral dirge for active stock picking – just yet.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Perhaps that’s the point, that wrapping up this 40 year franchise after all this time should be more funeral march than fun.
    — Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • These were not coffin nails, which are usually found intact, and nails weren't used in the construction of the funeral pyre.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Princess Anne was the only female member of the royal family to take part in the funeral processions for the Queen.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Politico reported last year that the British government was concerned about the huge influx of crowds to the funeral sites.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Some fans on Twitter were comparing it to Dan's funeral speech from BB14.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Sanders stood between two cars, talking about funeral arrangements, and then began to cross the street.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Past the church’s wooden doors and row of blue cushion pews, funeral wreaths made up of white roses surrounded a blue and white urn filled with the ashes of 50-year-old Clay Buchanan.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The lyrics are funeral; the beat is heavily syncopated, recalling the pitch and roll of a great ship in heavy water.
    — Ken Fireman, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2023
  • Inside, among the relics and debris are some of the remains of the Eternity At Sea columbarium, which held 30 funeral urns.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Her swaddled body was transferred to the hospital morgue to give Ross and McCarthy a few days to make funeral arrangements.
    — CBS News, 25 June 2022
  • Under their rules, some people can save up money for a funeral burial but not enough to get housing.
    — Fred Clasen-Kelly, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Frasure, Chaffins and the police dog, Drago, will be laid to rest after funeral services later this week.
    — Dylan Lovan, ajc, 5 July 2022
  • The lid was sculpted in the likeness of the funeral deity, Imsety, who helped protect the deceased's liver after their death.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 27 Aug. 2022
  • In Gaza, the bodies of dead children killed in shelling were covered in blankets and carried by their fathers in funeral processions.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Most of those funeral homes average a bit over 150 funerals per year.
    — Markian Hawryluk, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • For the sake of consistency, funeral homes typically try to have the same embalmer work on a body from beginning to end, Close said.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 14 June 2022
  • The movie honors T’Challa with a gorgeously filmed and choreographed funeral sequence.
    — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
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funeral

2 of 2 noun
  • His cousin made the funeral arrangements.
  • His funeral will be held on Friday.
  • Only family attended the funeral.
  • The way the main character has a vision of his own funeral and the way that the city is filmed at night.
    — Martin Dale, Variety, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Back in the present, the Fishers realize their dad has known since the funeral that the house would be sold but didn’t tell them.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 14 July 2023
  • My mother went to a funeral where the woman was laid out in a bed, in her nightgown.
    — Penny Musco, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The first public performance of the song was at his funeral.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Last Tuesday, three funerals were held at once for three men killed days apart in the country’s east.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
  • Thousands marched through the Jenin camp’s streets on Wednesday for the funeral of the 12 Palestinians.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN, 5 July 2023
  • The militants were killed, and the Palestinian group held funerals for two of them.
    — Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Thousands of fans, both Black and white, turned out for his funeral in Chicago.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Or would the mice use a mouse funeral procession as a way to launch a surprise attack?
    — Jesse Ball, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Mass funerals for the Palestinians killed in the raid drew thousands of mourners.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 July 2023
  • They were forced to abandon plans for an open-casket funeral, the lawsuit states.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • As of Monday morning, over $7,000 has been raised for funeral costs.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Ray Mason keeps the funeral program for his 19-year-old sister in his car.
    — Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • Other items included a bloody pig mask, a fetal pig, a funeral wreath, and a book about grieving the loss of a spouse.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
  • To Fox’s knowledge, a funeral for Floyd was never held.
    — Alexandra Duggan, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The play is named after the favorite meal of the late church pastor Bernard Jenkins, whose funeral day has arrived.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • An autopsy will be done, the person said, and a funeral could be held as soon as Thursday evening.
    — Arturo Torres and Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • At Matthew’s funeral, Serhii had a walking boot on and used a walker.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Holzman had a funeral employee drive the hearse into the parking lot, pull out the casket and open it.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • According to the lawsuit, the victim’s mother came to the school to pick the victim up early to attend a funeral.
    — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • One of our brothers decided not to travel to the funeral.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
  • On the day of the funeral, three buses of employees came from the hospital to pay their respects to his daughter, Dean said.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2023
  • Saria’s funeral is scheduled for Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. in Mount Pleasant, Utah.
    — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Hundreds of men followed the caskets to mosques and open areas for special funeral prayers and then into the hills for burial.
    — Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • There won’t be a funeral or memorial service of any kind.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2023
  • Many of the gym’s members would go on to attend the funerals of the four members who were murdered, according to Sun Sentinel stories from the time.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Sadly, Faith passed away in 2013, but Warner had stayed in touch with her and attended the funeral, per The Cinemaholic.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 31 July 2023

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