graveyard
noun
grave·yard
ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard
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Examples of graveyard in a Sentence
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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In Sherman’s graveyard in Riverside, 60-some children are buried.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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That whole area is so steeped in history, from the Marshalsea Prison, where Charles Dickens's father was kept, to this amazing little graveyard just about a three-minute walk away.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
He’s turned a Power 4 coaching graveyard into a garden, risen a zombie football program back from the dead in a blink.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
The Amazon Echo Spot (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is back from the Amazon graveyard, revived after five years of being off the shelves and given a whole new look.
—WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
That whole area is so steeped in history, from the Marshalsea Prison, where Charles Dickens's father was kept, to this amazing little graveyard just about a three-minute walk away.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
He’s turned a Power 4 coaching graveyard into a garden, risen a zombie football program back from the dead in a blink.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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