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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His grave received so many visitors (many leaving liquor, beer cans, cigarette butts and marijuana joints) that Judy was forced to move his burial location from the center of the cemetery to near the entrance, The Ledger reported.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
There’s an underwater cemetery about 100 yards away in the lake, but no one knows if there’s any connection.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Take a look In southern Poland, researchers discovered iron bracelets, ankle rings and other items in a cemetery, some of which were made using meteoritic iron.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Police evacuated the cemetery and a bomb squad quickly removed it without any damage.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
There’s an underwater cemetery about 100 yards away in the lake, but no one knows if there’s any connection.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Take a look In southern Poland, researchers discovered iron bracelets, ankle rings and other items in a cemetery, some of which were made using meteoritic iron.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Police evacuated the cemetery and a bomb squad quickly removed it without any damage.
—Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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