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 • Mar. 11, 2026
In the early 19th century, Americans usually died at home and were buried in the local churchyard or on family-owned land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Martock Parish Council, which is responsible for upkeep and maintenance of the churchyard, which is now full, secured the site with safety barriers.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
He had serviced many homes and spent his days working from a shop just across the street from the churchyard where he was buried, in a hurriedly dug mass grave, The Associated Press has learned.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2023
It must have been ten degrees cooler in the churchyard, though.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
