graveyard
noun
grave·yard
ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard
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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The poem, one of Frost’s finest, comprises a dialogue between a husband and wife who have recently buried a child in a small graveyard near their home.
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
By comparison, there was significant damping among the cooler graveyards around the LLSVPs.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Another benefit for me has been bonding with my dad, who shares my love of exploring cemeteries and graveyards.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The first evidence is the deer's corpse that the poacher was skinning near the makeshift graveyard.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
By comparison, there was significant damping among the cooler graveyards around the LLSVPs.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Another benefit for me has been bonding with my dad, who shares my love of exploring cemeteries and graveyards.
—Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
The first evidence is the deer's corpse that the poacher was skinning near the makeshift graveyard.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graveyard
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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