in (a/the) procession

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Indicates participation within the group forming the procession.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.