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Examples of procession in a Sentence
Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
Dastmalchian played Thomas Schiff, a paranoid schizophrenic and former Arkham Asylum inmate that Heath Ledger’s The Joker disguised as his fellow honor guardsman during their infiltration of Commissioner Loeb’s funeral procession.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2024
Trooping the Colour takes place at Horse Guards Parade and is accompanied by a carriage procession up and down The Mall that stretches down from Buckingham Palace into central London.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
The procession left the church, turning right onto the parkway, heading down toward the cemetery.
—Thomas Lake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Loud chants follow the procession toward the cemetery.
—Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The drumline leads the procession through parking lots and up the walking path toward the stadium.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
Likewise, Lowe’s band sounded convincingly shaggy and unbuttoned, lending the impression of clambering behind the show’s procession like a second line.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Yet above all, it’s known as a circuit that often produces processions, in other words, very little passing—even more so than in Monaco.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Noun
Middle English processioun, from Anglo-French processiun, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin procession-, processio religious procession, from Latin, act of proceeding, from procedere
Noun
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1691, in the meaning defined above
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“Procession.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procession. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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