churchyard

Example Sentences

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Szymborska’s “Funeral” consists of seemingly random fragments apparently overheard in a churchyard or cemetery.

From Washington Post

"We went to the churchyard and saw his tombstone and that day changed my life."

From BBC

Over the next six months, a team of 40 archaeologists will remove the remaining church structure and excavate around 3,000 people buried in the churchyard.

From BBC

They were traditionally used for the boundaries of fields and churchyards, or as retaining walls for terracing, but can also be used to build towers and other structures.

From BBC

While waiting for his execution, Casement sent a letter to his cousin saying: “Take my body back with you and let it lie in the old churchyard in Murlough Bay.”

From The Guardian