graveyard
noun
grave·yard
ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard
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
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Maritime archaeologists have discovered a massive 328-foot ship graveyard off the coast of the 2,000-year-old ancient Greek port city of Ptolemais, Libya.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
One of the largest displays featured bloodied bundles of white cloth spread across the grass like a makeshift graveyard.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
His inner ears were playing tricks with his sense of orientation… His flight path into the water is consistent with what is known as a graveyard spiral.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood among a line of reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
One of the largest displays featured bloodied bundles of white cloth spread across the grass like a makeshift graveyard.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
His inner ears were playing tricks with his sense of orientation… His flight path into the water is consistent with what is known as a graveyard spiral.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Ronald White of Milton, dressed in colonial attire, stood among a line of reenactors firing replica muskets in the church’s graveyard following the service and said the anniversary carries personal meaning.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for graveyard
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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