What is "mourners"

Usage examples of "mourners".

The problem was, no one had seen Shar since he’d gone to see Thantis, and she feared now that her only hope of finding him was waiting until the mourners gathered at the gate.

With most of the mourners hooded and cloaked, distinguishing one individual from another was nearly impossible.

Silently, the crowd looked on as four mourners, clad in the traditional garb, walked at the head of the coffin.

Phillipa understood the four mourners to be the First Kin, each representing one of their mythological forbearers.

Following behind the coffin were three masked mourners that Phillipa presumed were Thriss’s parents.

When the last row of mourners joined them, the priestess assumed her place opposite the First Kin.

Now he hoped his costume would let him blend with the mourners and avoid Lady Niu's notice.

Sano peered through the ranks of mourners ahead of him, searching for Midori.

He worked his way around the perimeter of the circle of mourners until he was directly behind the family group, with six or seven rows of people between him and the Niu women.

He flung a wild glance toward the male mourners and saw heads turning his way, Ogyu's among them.

He was dimly aware of Lady Niu offering apologies to the mourners, and the priests resuming the service.

The Levite priests, or Sadducees, were rich from the tributes we paid to the Temple, and mourners were hired from all the surrounding villages.

The women were separated to the back, and except for the wailing of the hired mourners, it was as if they didn’t exist.

I could smell sandalwood and jasmine amid the acrid sweat of the mourners as I made my way to the front and stood by Joshua.

When I looked back I realized that Joshua and I had been deserted by the mourners and we stood out in the empty space.