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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 of burial from the Web
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A dozen or more people can get infected with Ebola during the preparation for a traditional burial.
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Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 5 at 11:00 AM at the John F. Tierney Funeral Home 219 West Center Street Manchester followed by a private burial.
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Potter County Judge Nancy Tanner, who as custodian of the remains helped facilitate a burial of five veterans here last year, shared that sentiment while reading the names of those laid to rest Friday.
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Arlington, the nation’s main military cemetery, is running out of room, and may have to deny most veterans alive today a burial there.
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At his repass — a traditional gathering after a burial — in Grove Hall, mourners grieved and celebrated his life.
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The 20-year-old was killed during fighting on the South Pacific island in October 1942 and received a field burial.
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His visitation is scheduled for Tuesday at West Chestnut Street Baptist Church and his funeral is the following day, May 23, with a burial at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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Yet the hard-core realities of California water suggest that Temperance Flat should be given a decent burial, never to rise again.
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BURIAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of burial for English Language Learners
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: the act or ceremony of burying a dead person in a grave
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: the act of burying something in the ground
BURIAL Defined for Kids
Definition of burial for Students
: the act of placing a dead body in a grave or tomb
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