churchyard
Example Sentences
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Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral.
From Los Angeles Times
"The band and the family wanted something fitting for the churchyard," Reid told the BBC.
From BBC
When in London, some years ago, I went to the sexton of a churchyard and asked him if I could go among the graves at 12 o’clock at night.
From Literature
It must have been ten degrees cooler in the churchyard, though.
From Literature
In the early 19th century, Americans usually died at home and were buried in the local churchyard or on family-owned land.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
