How to Use vigil in a Sentence

vigil

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  • The school held a prayer vigil for the pair on Wednesday.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • On Sunday, a vigil was held in Taipei to mourn the victims of the fire.
    — Amy Gunia, Time, 2 Dec. 2022
  • At least one of those people, 48-year-old Gary Smith, of Westwood, showed up to the vigil to do the same.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 9 July 2023
  • After reading the names, attendees burned the lists at the end of the vigil.
    — Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Leia’s friends at the vigil, all scouts in Troop 2019, tightened around her, as her eyes filled with tears.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The chokehold death of Neely touched off a series of protests and vigils in the days following the episode.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Pastor Steve Sears lead a prayer vigil to begin the evening.
    — The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The city of Monterey Park plans to hold a vigil Tuesday evening to honor the victims.
    — Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Even the candles used in the vigil were free of unsightly drips.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The royals then stood guard by her coffin in a vigil at the cathedral.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There has been a large police presence at protests, rallies and vigils in the city over the past week.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The vigil will be held at 6 p.m. at Pinson Valley High School.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The names of every person who died there were read aloud, at an all-night prayer vigil.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • There have been vigils held in Oklahoma and across the country.
    — Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The vigil will start at 5:30 p.m. local time at Monterey Park City Hall, the statement said.
    — Leinz Vales, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • During the search, a vigil was held at his old high school, Kickapoo High, to pray for his safe return.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Thomas, who is a minister, plans to hold a vigil and prayer service on Sunday at the bridge.
    — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Next Sunday, the city of Raleigh will hold another vigil to honor the five lives lost.
    — Leigh Tauss, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The warmth of hot cocoa cups in the 40-degree weather and warm stories about Jayz kept the vigil goers steady as the evening drew on.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
  • On each of the next two days, Pokharel’s brother chauffeured his sister-in-law home, then back to her vigil at Ayra’s bed.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 20 Nov. 2022
  • About 200 teenagers and young adults came to a vigil for Faison in front of the McDonald’s last year briefly after his death.
    — Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
  • The 24-hour vigil recreates early visitors’ 24 hours in the cave.
    — Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
  • When the mojito craze hit, Otavio and I brightened, sure our lonely vigil was about to end.
    — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Together, those at the vigil expressed hope that Shabazz will heal.
    — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2023
  • Susan Moore Football posted on Facebook that a vigil will be held at 1 p.m. in the school gym.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2022
  • So the bakery owner kicked into planning mode for the vigil.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
  • On Monday, a vigil to honor the deceased was held on UVA campus.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2022
  • On June 4, the park that used to hold the vigil will be occupied by a carnival held by pro-Beijing groups.
    — Kanis Leung and Tian MacLeod Ji, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2024
  • In the hours after Payne’s death was confirmed, hundreds of Argentinian fans gathered at the singer’s hotel to add to his vigil — singing One Direction hits and crying.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • People release balloons during a vigil for the late One Direction singer in London on Sunday.
    — Variety, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024

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