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• The number of persons attending the vigil had a lot of meaning to the families.From the entry meaning
• Rafael died this morning, and this afternoon we are going to keep vigil over him.From the entry keep vigil
• Groups supporting the recall of Kaohsiung City Mayor Han Kuo-yu also organized a vigil in Kaohsiung.2020 June 5, C. Chuang, “Vigils Marking June 4 Held in Taipei, Kaohsiung [悼念六四31週年 北燭光晚會.高放天燈]”, in Public Television Service, archived…. From the entry Gushan
• There the placebo, the office for the dead, was sung, and a vigil kept throughout the night.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 349. From the entry placebo
• Over those seamed cheeks there was a certain pallor, a grayness caught from many a vigil.1900 April, Willa Cather, “Eric Hermannson's Soul”, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry seamed
• Vigil sat across from her, leaning against the wall of what looked like a cave, his corona glowing dimly.2015, Rawles Marie Lumumba, chapter 4, in Duskfall (Nightshade; book 1), [s.l.]: Takaboo Books, →ISBN. From the entry corona
• “Pernoctation—all night vigil” and “ursicide—one who kills a bear”.1987 December, Roy Herbert, “Dog Sugar Item Roger”, in New Scientist, volume 116, number 1592/1593, page 39, column 1. From the entry ursicide
• To spend a whole night, from sunset to sunrise, in vigil, is locally reckoned as two "watchnights" (in Kekchi, yo'lec).1983, Belizean Studies, Belize City: Belize Institute of Social Research and Action, →OCLC, page 27. From the entry watchnight
• Unblinkingly the girl kept her first vigil.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry unblinkingly
• Despite a ban on vigils by Beijing, Hong Kong residents found ways to remember the massacre that took place in Tiananmen 32 years ago.2021 June 4, Amanda Rivkin, “Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary — in pictures”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 04 Jun…. From the entry Tiananmen
• Sven, for the most part, stayed in the backdrop hovering nervously near the parlor window, where he now kept vigil for newly arriving guests .2013, John E. Rawson, Blind Vigil, page 102. From the entry keep vigil
• In recent centuries, the Moravians and early Methodists have celebrated it as a vigil service focusing on newness, the spiritual life, and covenants.1999, R. Mark Liebenow, And Everyone Shall Praise: Resources for Multicultural Worship, Cleveland, Oh.: United Church Press, →ISBN, page 77. From the entry watchnight
• The counselor is directed to give his client "free attention," or "slack," performing a kind of vigil, a version of Carl Rogers's "unconditional positive regard."1979, Richard Dean Rosen, Psychobabble, page 93. From the entry slack
• These entailed all-night vigils out in the open, where the would-be trophy hunter had to crouch and hide so as not to be seen by the sharp-eyed dahu.2017, Stephen O'Shea, The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN. From the entry dahu
• Helmeted Hornbill, Rhinoplax vigil (CR): Restricted to the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, this is the only hornbill species whose casque is solid keratin and therefore carvable.2015, James Eaton et al., “Trade-driven extinctions and near-extinctions of avian taxa in Sundaic Indonesia”, in Forktail, page 2, column 2. From the entry casque
• When the flower’s skirt began to unfurl on Tuesday night, it was the end of a dayslong vigil followed throughout the city via a live-video feed called the StinkyCam.2015 August 21, Julie Turkewitz, “Thousands Stop to Smell a Flower (and Hope Not to Gag)”, in New York Times. From the entry dayslong
• NIMNers have participated in post-September 11 peace rallies in Chicago and New York and maintain a weekly antioccupation vigil at noon Fridays outside the Tribune Tower.2001 October 12, S.L. Wisenberg, “Lecture Notes: Jews united against violence”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry antioccupation
• Their people do not turn out for the innovations (discussion groups, Bible vigils), but they have also stopped turning out for the old standbys (novenas, Benediction, Forty-Hour devotions).1967 March 3, Daniel Callahan, “The Renewal Mass”, in Commonweal, page 622; quoted in J. Paul Williams, What Americans Believe and How…. From the entry postconciliar
• “That's life,” she said, and buzzed off to keep her vigil, leaving me kicking myself because I'd forgotten to say anything about the quality of mercy not being strained.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC. From the entry quality
• The black-robed, scissored girls of the drapery store at the next angle of the place were finishing their tenth hour of vigil over goods displayed on the footpath.1913, Arnold Bennett, chapter 3, in Paris Nights and Other Impressions of Places and People, New York: George H. Doran. From the entry scissored

Meaning of vigil

1. noun An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
2. noun A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
3. noun The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

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Questions about vigil in a sentence

How do you use vigil in a sentence?

Vigil is used as a noun and verb. For example: “His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.”

What is a short sentence with vigil?

“A vigil was held for Ms.”

What does vigil mean?

Vigil means an instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.