burial ground
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The government has maintained that as a former head of state he should be honoured in the country and buried alongside his predecessors in the special presidential burial ground in the capital, Lusaka.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Compounding this painful apathy is the fact that state officials were made aware of the burial ground by at least the 1970s.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
"The analyses provide insight into social organisation in the Stone Age," says Paul Wallin, Professor of Archaeology and an expert on the Ajvide burial ground.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026
The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
The area was half-gentrified now, but it still held old corners and dark alleys, an abandoned burial ground and a church with an Italianate campanile standing guard over the boatyard and the chandlery.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
