graveyard
noun
grave·yard
ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
But getting through to a candidate set in his ways isn’t easy, as Dole’s graveyard stop in rural Ohio suggests.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Focus is positioning the release as a Valentine’s Day date movie for young audiences who like a touch of graveyard humor and gore with their canoodling.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Politics Column: No graveyards, no ice cream shops.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Africa Cup of Nations is rapidly turning into something of a giants’ graveyard.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Rows of junked or used clothes line hangers, with a graveyard of dusty shoes collecting outside.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
This place has been a coaching graveyard, but Canales is gung ho about his new job anyway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
Story continues below advertisement After three months of war, much of Gaza resembles a graveyard, residents say.
—Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Focus is positioning the release as a Valentine’s Day date movie for young audiences who like a touch of graveyard humor and gore with their canoodling.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Politics Column: No graveyards, no ice cream shops.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Africa Cup of Nations is rapidly turning into something of a giants’ graveyard.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
Rows of junked or used clothes line hangers, with a graveyard of dusty shoes collecting outside.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
For decades, a graveyard of corroding barrels has littered the seafloor just off the coast of Los Angeles.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
This place has been a coaching graveyard, but Canales is gung ho about his new job anyway.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
Story continues below advertisement After three months of war, much of Gaza resembles a graveyard, residents say.
—Salwan Georges, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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