often attributive
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.
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Though her burial exemplified nothing extraordinary, as a woman with no status, the surgery demonstrates that the Pazyryk took care to tend to the sick and injured in their society, regardless of their station, Gizmodo reported.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
As recorded in all four Gospel accounts, when some of the women who’d followed Jesus to Calvary arrived at the tomb on Sunday morning, now recognized as Easter Sunday, to prepare the body for proper burial, the rock had been rolled away and the tomb was empty, according to Harvard University.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
One of the 6th-century burials had been placed in a log coffin, Birch said — and although most of the remains did not survive, a soil stain marked where it had been laid, along with a few cranial fragments.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Neighboring jurisdictions usually wear the band from the date of death until after the burial.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
As recorded in all four Gospel accounts, when some of the women who’d followed Jesus to Calvary arrived at the tomb on Sunday morning, now recognized as Easter Sunday, to prepare the body for proper burial, the rock had been rolled away and the tomb was empty, according to Harvard University.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Feb. 2026
One of the 6th-century burials had been placed in a log coffin, Birch said — and although most of the remains did not survive, a soil stain marked where it had been laid, along with a few cranial fragments.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Neighboring jurisdictions usually wear the band from the date of death until after the burial.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burial
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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burial
noun
buri·al
ˈber-ē-əl 
: the act of burying
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