church parade
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Oh, Mary went nowhere this morning, Mr. Sylvester—not even to the church parade.
From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Dowson, Ernest Christopher
Two Sundays before we left, the most remarkable church parade in the history of the division was held, at which fully fifteen thousand men were present.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Scott, Frederick George
A few weeks ago I was watching the church parade in Hyde Park, London, between the statue of Achilles and Stanhope Gate, when I met an American lady of my acquaintance.
From Rambles in Womanland by O'Rell, Max
On the following Sunday, we had a church parade in the square in Armentieres.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Scott, Frederick George
They assembled for church parade, and Digby gave them the shortest sermon ever preached by a padre.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by Birmingham, George A.
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