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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There is a cemetery in Galveston, Texas, where multiple members of my family are buried, too, actually going back more than five generations.
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Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
The National Flag Foundation sent an American flag to all the states, territories and military cemeteries around the world.
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Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
That respectful environment made the cemetery one of Aileen Galvan’s favorite stops on her post-graduation trip to the nation’s capital.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
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Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
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Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2026
The National Flag Foundation sent an American flag to all the states, territories and military cemeteries around the world.
—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
That respectful environment made the cemetery one of Aileen Galvan’s favorite stops on her post-graduation trip to the nation’s capital.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
But the location of his grave was lost once British troops retook the city in late 1778 and occupied it through the war’s end, camping in the cemetery.
—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
30 June 2026
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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