boneyard
noun
bone·yard
ˈbōn-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: a place where worn-out or damaged objects (such as cars) are collected to await disposal
Examples of boneyard in a Sentence
a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town
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Which one is worthy of a Jonathan Bailey clarinet solo, and which will be sent to the boneyard?
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Dinosaur biology became dynamic, rather than a boneyard.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
His dad worked at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson and his family lived near the end of the runway.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
Loading your audio article Last year’s historic marine heat wave turned Florida’s coral reefs into bleached boneyards.
—Claire Grunewald, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Dinosaur biology became dynamic, rather than a boneyard.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
His dad worked at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force base in Tucson and his family lived near the end of the runway.
—Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
Loading your audio article Last year’s historic marine heat wave turned Florida’s coral reefs into bleached boneyards.
—Claire Grunewald, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for boneyard
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“Boneyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boneyard. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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