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Meanings of vigil in English
Usage of vigil in English
1
In recent years, Hong Kong's annual 4 June vigil has caused controversy.
2
At the N.Y. State Theatre a 12-hour chamber music vigil was held.
3
Mumia's family is keeping vigil in the ICU critical care visiting room.
4
US Ambassador to New Zealand Mark Gilbert also spoke at the vigil.
5
Kagiso abandons body of her calf after keeping vigil for three days.
6
Earlier Saturday, thousands of people packed a vigil at Auckland's Aotea Square.
7
All the long night he spent in vigil and groanings and watchfulness.
8
There we saw the evidence of the long vigil of the night.
9
It wasn't easy; I almost abandoned my vigil, then she was possessed.
10
He has visited the family and joined in with a religious vigil.
11
A public vigil will be held in Wellington tonight in Civic Square.
12
Twice in the stillness of his long vigil he heard strange cries.
13
The boy felt a great sense of relief in his lonely vigil.
14
In tearless grief Paolo Tarsis kept vigil through the short summer night.
15
Four weeks, five weeks, six weeks the vigil in the cabane lasted.
16
In the parlor, a party equally silent and gloomy kept their vigil.
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Vigil through the time
Vigil across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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