cortege
noun
, ˈkȯr-ˌtezh\
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entourage, following, posse, retinue, suite, tail, train
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Paris was brought to a standstill as hundreds of thousands turned out to gain a glimpse of the funeral cortege, which was followed by hundreds of bikers in homage to his passion for Harley Davidsons. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Tribute artists to bring ‘authentic’ Elvis experience to Humble," 3 July 2018 Paris was brought to a standstill as hundreds of thousands turned out to gain a glimpse of the funeral cortege, which was followed by hundreds of bikers in homage to his passion for Harley Davidsons. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Tribute artists to bring ‘authentic’ Elvis experience to Humble," 3 July 2018 Paris was brought to a standstill as hundreds of thousands turned out to gain a glimpse of the funeral cortege, which was followed by hundreds of bikers in homage to his passion for Harley Davidsons. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Tribute artists to bring ‘authentic’ Elvis experience to Humble," 3 July 2018 The festival includes children’s performances, a cortege of gondolas, violin and viola performances and opera scenes. — Sandra Dibble, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Tijuana festival offers open-air opera performances," 10 July 2018 Paris was brought to a standstill as hundreds of thousands turned out to gain a glimpse of the funeral cortege, which was followed by hundreds of bikers in homage to his passion for Harley Davidsons. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Tribute artists to bring ‘authentic’ Elvis experience to Humble," 3 July 2018 The cortege, under military escort, rolled through the streets to the beat of drums as a throng watched. — Eva Sohlman, New York Times, "Overlooked No More: The Russian Icon Who Was Hanged for Killing a Czar," 30 May 2018 Paris was brought to a standstill as hundreds of thousands turned out to gain a glimpse of the funeral cortege, which was followed by hundreds of bikers in homage to his passion for Harley Davidsons. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Tribute artists to bring ‘authentic’ Elvis experience to Humble," 3 July 2018 Participants are asked to arrive by 2:00 p.m and assemble in funeral cortege lane #5. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 6/10," 10 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cortege.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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