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 cemetery is the second oldest graveyard in the San Fernando Valley.
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Holly Andres, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Closer to the audience, there is a graveyard traversed by roving immigration officers.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026
The sun will end its life as a white dwarf in around 6 billion years, fading alone in a cosmic graveyard that was once our solar system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
If your bag has ever turned into a graveyard of tangled chargers, this cable organizer pouch will instantly feel like a reset.
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Holly Andres, Daily News, 20 May 2026
Closer to the audience, there is a graveyard traversed by roving immigration officers.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026
The sun will end its life as a white dwarf in around 6 billion years, fading alone in a cosmic graveyard that was once our solar system.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
If your bag has ever turned into a graveyard of tangled chargers, this cable organizer pouch will instantly feel like a reset.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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