How to Use lie in state in a Sentence
lie in state
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Keaton’s remains will lie in state at the Hall of State in Fair Park.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
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The late congressman will lie in state from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
—Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2022
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It will then be carried to the catafalque by the Bearer Party, where the late monarch will lie in state.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022
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Queuing for the queen:The queen will soon lie in state in Westminster Hall.
—Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
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The queen is expected to be brought there from Balmoral to lie in state.
—WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
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It's being moved to the Houses of Parliament where the late monarch will lie in state for four days.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
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The queen, will lie in state at the abbey before her funeral on Monday.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
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The queen will lie in state at the abbey before her funeral Monday.
—Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
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Queen Elizabeth's coffin was left to lie in state, topped by its crown.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
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The last individual to lie in state was Rep. John Lewis.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Houston Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2020
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King Charles' address took place in the same chamber where his mother will lie in state later this week.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
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At Westminster Hall, the queen will lie in state for four days to give Britons and tourists alike a chance to say farewell to the nation’s longest-serving monarch.
—Michael Wright, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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The queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall, the oldest building in the Parliament complex, which dates to 1097.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
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The queen will lie in state at London’s at Westminster Hall for four days to give Britons and tourists a chance to say farewell to the nation’s longest-serving monarch.
—Gareth Vipers, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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Amid solemn ceremony, the coffin was then taken to lie in state in the throne room at Holyroodhouse Palace.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2022
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It was scheduled, the next day, to be moved to the Capitol Rotunda, making Ginsburg the first woman to officially lie in state.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2020
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The Queen will then lie in state in Westminster Hall for five days, where hundreds of thousands of people wanting to pay their respects to the late monarch are expected to flow through.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
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The queen will lie in state for four days until her funeral Monday, with hundreds of thousands of people expected to file past.
—Mike Corder, Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022
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Dole's casket will then be transferred to Kansas, where a ceremony will be held in his hometown of Russell, and his body will lie in state in the Kansas state Capitol.
—CBS News, 10 Dec. 2021
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At 900-year-old Westminster Hall, where the queen will lie in state until her funeral Monday, crowds shuffled past her coffin well into the night.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2022
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Her body will lie in state in Westminster Hall from Wednesday until her funeral on Monday.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
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Before the funeral, Queen Elizabeth's body is expected to lie in state.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2022
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Currently, the queen's coffin will lie in state in Westminster Hall, within the Palace of Westminster, within the upcoming week.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 10 Sep. 2022
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On Monday morning, the lie in state will end, and the queen’s coffin will be taken in procession to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral service will take place, according to the palace.
—Matthew Mulligan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022
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The new sovereign, exhibiting a common touch, shook hands and offered encouragement to those waiting to see his mother lie in state.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
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Following a short service with the archbishop of Canterbury, the queen will then lie in state in Parliament’s Westminster Hall until the morning of her funeral.
—Ajc Staff, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022
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