burial

Example Sentences

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The new finds add to growing evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community.

From BBC

However, the town hall in Saint-Tropez has said she will have a private burial in the public cemetery that overlooks the Mediterranean as well as her home.

From BBC

Graveyards and cemeteries regularly run out of burial space across the UK, and the problem is especially acute in London.

From BBC

He reassured them “that every effort is being made to return their son, a brave hero, for burial in Israel,” his office said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The burials revealed family groupings, with some of women's remains found to be of local origin.

From BBC