Examples of committal in a Sentence
a funeral service, followed by committal in the family plot
She argued against the committal of the defendant to a mental hospital.
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He was transported to Highland Park hospital for observation and an involuntary committal because of the death threats.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
The bar for involuntary committal was already very high, Snaza said, but the new law raised it even higher.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 July 2021
The committal at the chapel had a more intimate feel than the Queen's state funeral, with 800 attendees versus the 2,000 who gathered at Westminster Abbey for the state funeral earlier in the day.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
Around 800 people attended the committal, and the rite had a more intimate feel than the state funeral.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
Those following her coffin into the service of committal on Monday took a moment together beforehand.
—Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
If anything, the ceremony at Windsor, known as the committal, was even more laden with ritual than the funeral.
—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
The funeral will be followed by a committal at St. George's Chapel in Windsor— where the Queen's parents, sister Princess Margaret and beloved husband Prince Philip are laid to rest.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2022
The funeral will be followed by a committal at St. George's Chapel in Windsor — where the Queen's parents, sister Princess Margaret and beloved husband Prince Philip are laid to rest.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
The bar for involuntary committal was already very high, Snaza said, but the new law raised it even higher.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 29 July 2021
The committal at the chapel had a more intimate feel than the Queen's state funeral, with 800 attendees versus the 2,000 who gathered at Westminster Abbey for the state funeral earlier in the day.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
Around 800 people attended the committal, and the rite had a more intimate feel than the state funeral.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
Those following her coffin into the service of committal on Monday took a moment together beforehand.
—Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2022
If anything, the ceremony at Windsor, known as the committal, was even more laden with ritual than the funeral.
—Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2022
The funeral will be followed by a committal at St. George's Chapel in Windsor— where the Queen's parents, sister Princess Margaret and beloved husband Prince Philip are laid to rest.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2022
The funeral will be followed by a committal at St. George's Chapel in Windsor — where the Queen's parents, sister Princess Margaret and beloved husband Prince Philip are laid to rest.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022
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“Committal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committal. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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