God's acre
Example Sentences
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This God's acre, where is traced indelibly in these rows of glorious stones the symbol of the spirit of this great country, and the record of the nation's sacrifice in the cause of freedom.
From Time Magazine Archive
The old doctor used to say it was God’s acre for the living; the old doctor would have his joke.
From At the Crossroads by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
We walked about among the friends whom we had known who were resting in God's acre.
From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon
A mile farther, and just a few feet from the road, I passed a little "God's acre" that I knew so well.
From Soldier Silhouettes on our Front by Stidger, William L. (William Le Roy)
The law allowed to every corporation its religiosus locus, its God's acre, property seldom confiscated even in the worst hours of the great persecutions.
From Rome by Malleson, Hope
