funeral

Definition:
1. A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated.

Use 'funeral' in a sentence:

• 1. Bishop Silvester officiated at the funeral.
• 2. Hundreds of people attended the funeral.
• 3. It is not by chance that the Funeral March is not the last movement of the Eroica Symphony, but the second.
• 4. The morning after the funeral, Tom took Huck to a private place to have an important talk.
• 5. Their grief turned to hysteria when the funeral procession arrived at the cemetery.
• 6. Everyone at the funeral was dressed in black.
• 7. We had the funeral only yesterday.
• 8. Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana's funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to act naturally.
• 9. She was inappropriately dressed for a funeral.
• 10. A clergyman friend of the family conducted the funeral.
• 11. His funeral will be on Thursday at Blackburn Cathedral.
• 12. The funeral will be carried out this afternoon at 3.00.
• 13. More than 3,000 people attended her funeral including many government and business leaders.
• 14. Several severe federal generals drank the mineral water on the miner's funeral.
• 15. He was given a state funeral.
• 16. He asked for no funeral oration.
• 17. His savings were just enough to pay for a respectable funeral.
• 18. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother when I asked her if she would object to mother attending daddy's funeral.
• 19. They had been hid in the unused gallery listening to their own funeral sermon!
• 20. He had nothing to do with arranging the funeral, but came along to pay his last respects.
• 21. You have to plan a funeral, and you have to deal with the flowers then determine the process.
• 22. The funeral was attended by her immediate family only.
• 23. Many of the local dignitaries attended the funeral.
• 24. A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
• 25. At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work.
• 26. Much as she disliked going to funerals, she knew she had to be there.
• 27. The funeral will be carried out this afternoon at 3:00.
• 28. I didn't see how the committee could handle it, but it wasn't my funeral.
• 29. I felt I ought to show my face at her father's funeral.
• 30. Tchaikovsky was given a state funeral—the first commoner to be granted this honour.
• 31. I hope I'm wrong and Clegg really will tame the Tories—but I'm braced for this movie turning into One Shotgun Wedding and A Bloody Long Funeral.
• 32. She asked for leave of absence to attend a funeral.
• 33. At the funeral she was dry-eyed and composed.
• 34. A funeral is a somber occasion.
• 35. Several presidents attended the funeral.
• 36. Sing up , fellows, this is supposed to be a celebration, not a funeral!
• 37. Many people at the funeral service were wearing black armbands.
• 38. Also, pre-paying funeral expenses can avoid the effects of inflation.
• 39. This funeral stopped the further growth of one thing—the petition to the governor for Injun Joe's pardon.
• 40. A funeral wake was in progress.
• 41. None of my business, I guess. It's your funeral.
• 42. Please let everybody know that whoever wants to may attend the funeral.
• 43. Mourners thronged to the funeral.
• 44. He went back to shooting Chloe after the funeral.
• 45. He had to bring forward an 11 o'clock meeting so that he could get to the funeral on time.
• 46. Some thirty people attended the funeral.
• 47. Their cars headed the funeral procession.
• 48. Flags were flown at half mast on the day of his funeral.
• 49. A funeral is not the place for humour.
• 50. The funeral made its way slowly through the silent streets.
• 51. Of the funeral he remembered only the cold, the waiting, and feeling very lost.
• 52. The funeral will be held in Joplin, Missouri.
• 53. Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion.
• 54. Only the nearest relatives were present at the funeral.
• 55. Her bright clothes were not appropriate for a funeral.
• 56. People from across the world gathered in London to hear Big Ben's last chime and some of them even cried, as if they were attending a friend's funeral.
• 57. Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.
• 58. When you prearrange your funeral, you can pick your own flowers and music.
• 59. Tchaikovsky was given a state funeral — the first commoner to be granted this honour.
• 60. Several heads of state were in attendance at the funeral.
• 61. The mourners looked solemn at the funeral.
• 62. Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family.
• 63. She bore herself with dignity throughout the funeral.
• 64. On the day of the funeral businesses remained closed as a mark of respect.
• 65. Thousands of people attended the funeral.