often attributive
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Examples of burial in a Sentence
They prepared the body for burial.
She wanted to give him a proper burial.
Did you attend the burial?
The law prohibits the burial of toxic substances without special permits.
Recent Examples on the Web
In Philadelphia, an African American burial site also known as the Bethel Burying Ground was in my old neighborhood.
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Caroline Gutman, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Excavation at the ancient burial site on the Pelješac peninsula began in 2020, according to a 2021 study.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The burial held the skeleton of a type of canid that may have once competed with dogs for human affection: a fox.
Humans and dogs have a long history.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Skeletal remains found in a remote part of western Utah are believed to belong to Dylan Rounds, a 19-year-old farmer who disappeared in 2022, authorities announced Tuesday, after the man charged in Rounds' death reportedly led authorities to the burial site.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The single-space burial spot is located at the Pierce Brother Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, which is where fellow stars such as Hugh Hefner, Dean Martin, Farrah Fawcett, and Truman Capote have also been laid to rest.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Neither the trackways nor the petroglyphs have been directly dated, but human burials dating to 10,000 years ago were previously found at two nearby sites.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Then one day in December 2019, Saldaña posted a link to a GoFundMe page benefiting his cousin, who was struggling to cover burial expenses after her father’s death.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
The Perez family chose to hold a burial ceremony for Daniel, a 22-year-old tank commander, immediately after receiving the news, as was encouraged by the Israeli military rabbinate.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Caroline Gutman, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Excavation at the ancient burial site on the Pelješac peninsula began in 2020, according to a 2021 study.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The burial held the skeleton of a type of canid that may have once competed with dogs for human affection: a fox.
Humans and dogs have a long history.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Skeletal remains found in a remote part of western Utah are believed to belong to Dylan Rounds, a 19-year-old farmer who disappeared in 2022, authorities announced Tuesday, after the man charged in Rounds' death reportedly led authorities to the burial site.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
The single-space burial spot is located at the Pierce Brother Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles, which is where fellow stars such as Hugh Hefner, Dean Martin, Farrah Fawcett, and Truman Capote have also been laid to rest.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Neither the trackways nor the petroglyphs have been directly dated, but human burials dating to 10,000 years ago were previously found at two nearby sites.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Then one day in December 2019, Saldaña posted a link to a GoFundMe page benefiting his cousin, who was struggling to cover burial expenses after her father’s death.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
The Perez family chose to hold a burial ceremony for Daniel, a 22-year-old tank commander, immediately after receiving the news, as was encouraged by the Israeli military rabbinate.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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burial
noun
buri·al
ˈber-ē-əl 
: the act of burying
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