Examples of cemetery in a Sentence
many of the soldiers who died in the battle are buried in a cemetery nearby
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The library had the new county death index for the 1960s, so this was a far more efficient path than walking Washington County’s cemeteries again.
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
The Murdaugh family's former housekeeper drove to the grocery store to get some items for dinner, then found herself at the cemetery where Maggie and Paul are buried to reflect on the news.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
The battleship, now a military cemetery reachable only by boat, has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank it in 1941.
—Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Last year, the cemetery was rededicated on Veterans Day after a months-long restoration project conducted by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office’s Labor Detail Unit.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
The Murdaugh family's former housekeeper drove to the grocery store to get some items for dinner, then found herself at the cemetery where Maggie and Paul are buried to reflect on the news.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
The battleship, now a military cemetery reachable only by boat, has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank it in 1941.
—Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Last year, the cemetery was rededicated on Veterans Day after a months-long restoration project conducted by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office’s Labor Detail Unit.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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cemetery
noun
cem·e·tery
ˈsem-ə-ˌter-ē 
plural cemeteries
: a place where dead people are buried : graveyard
Etymology
Middle English cimitery "cemetery," from early French cimiterie (same meaning), from Latin coemeterium "cemetery," from Greek koimētērion "sleeping chamber, burial place," from koiman "to put to sleep"
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