I attended his funeral.
I didn’t attend his funeral.
It is traditional to wear black to a funeral.
Everyone was dressed in black for the funeral.
The monarch is supposed to attend the funeral.
A great many people attended his funeral.
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I feel bad about not having gone to his funeral.
The old man sobbed sadly at the funeral of his wife.
I went to the funeral to mourn the loss of my friend.
The old man sobbed with grief at the funeral of his wife.
She is not so insensitive a girl as to laugh at a funeral.
All his political enemies showed themselves at his funeral.
The guests watched solemnly as the funeral procession began.
Discussion question: Describe a funeral in your culture.
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The funeral of Mahatma Gandhi was attended by millions of people.
The priest read a passage from the Bible during the funeral service.
The only thing that is missing at the rich man’s funeral is mourners.
An Arab proverb advises us to attend funerals, but to avoid weddings.
Besides attending the funeral, she needs to make all the arrangements.
A Japanese proverb advises, “Don’t call in the doctor after the funeral.
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The old woman was very composed during the funeral service for her husband.
Both weddings and funerals are important indicators of status in Hong Kong.
The fundamental elements of our planet’s environment are water and air.
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The funeral was arranged by a very professional undertaker, who did a great job.
His funeral was a private ceremony attended only by family and a few close friends.
Yogi Berra once advised, “Go to other people’s funerals or they won’t come to yours.
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At my grandmother’s funeral, my father read out an excerpt from a book that she loved.
At my grandmother’s funeral, my father read out a few lines from a book that she loved.
At lunchtime today, our usual restaurant was closed because of a funeral in the family.
We sent our sympathies when we heard of her death, but were unable to attend the funeral.
A Creole proverb observes that a beautiful funeral does not necessarily lead to paradise.
His father just died, so he has to take some time off work to arrange the funeral and all that.
A Chinese proverb notes that it is difficult to repay the gifts you get at a wedding or a funeral.
Over one million people were present to grieve at the funeral of Mahatma Gandhi on January 31st, 1948.
Elton John sang a new version of his song “Candle in the Wind” as a funeral tribute to Princess Diana.
The global audience for the funeral of Princess Diana was estimated at over 2.
5 billion people.
Elton John sang a special version of his song “Candle in the Wind” as a funeral tribute to Princess Diana.
I hope that my funeral will be a celebration of life for those who remember me, rather than a sad occasion.
I hope that my funeral will be a celebration of life for those who remember me, rather than a solemn occasion.
On August 17, 1977, more than 75,000 mourning fans attempted to visit the funeral of Elvis Presley at his home in Graceland.
I think having the press try to photograph the family of the victim during her funeral is a total violation of their privacy.
Mark Twain once joked, “Why is it that we rejoice at a birth, and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.
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Elton John’s handwritten lyrics of his televised, funeral tribute to Princess Diana, were sold at auction for $442,500 in February 1998.
Mark Twain once joked, “Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is perhaps because we are not the person involved.
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Thousands and thousands of mourners lined the streets along the route Princess Diana’s funeral procession took to the church where her service was held.
Mark Twain, upon hearing of the death of someone he disliked said, “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.
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At funerals in ancient China, when the lid of the coffin was closed, mourners took a few steps backward to keep their shadows from getting caught in the box.
In Chinese culture, it is believed that people become ghosts if all their descendants die out, if they die without children, or if they die without a proper funeral.
At funerals in ancient China, when the lid of the coffin was closed, mourners took a few steps backward because of a fear that their shadows would get caught in the box.
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