lie in state

1. see under in state.

Example Sentences

The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit started Sunday, with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her remains to lie in state at Bangkok's Grand Palace.

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The former queen's body is due late on Sunday afternoon to make the short trip from Chulalongkorn Hospital to the seat of the Thai royalty, where she will lie in state for one year before cremation.

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Queen Sirikit's body will lie in state at the Grand Palace's Dusit Thorne Hall in Bangkok, according to the palace.

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On Thursday, security forces opened fire to disperse a surging crowd in a stadium where Odinga was brought to lie in state, killing at least three people.

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The public lying-in-state marked a historic moment as Hortman became the first woman and Gilbert the first non-human to lie in state in Minnesota.

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