in (a/the) procession
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Indicates participation within the group forming the procession.
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- The children marched in procession behind the band.
- The mourners walked slowly in a solemn procession to the cemetery.
- Villagers often dance in a colourful procession through the streets during the festival.
- The graduating students moved in a formal procession towards the stage.
- Many people gathered to walk in the annual procession through the town.
- The dignitaries entered the assembly hall in a stately procession.
- Newly crowned monarchs have traditionally ridden in a grand procession through the capital.
- The activists marched in a peaceful procession towards the city hall.
- The bride and groom made their way in a joyful procession from the church.
- Devotees carried the sacred statue in a reverent procession at the end of the pilgrimage.