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.
