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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The development client includes a warning that Instant Apps is headed for the Google graveyard.
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
This was well before the time of cellphone graveyards, where aging iPhones would begin to clutter kitchen drawers and empty shoe boxes.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
The cleanup of the graveyard, located at 2035 Main St, is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., according to Riggs.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
From Google Glasses to Humane’s AI Pin, the graveyard of wearable tech is littered with good intentions… and bad interfaces.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
This was well before the time of cellphone graveyards, where aging iPhones would begin to clutter kitchen drawers and empty shoe boxes.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
The cleanup of the graveyard, located at 2035 Main St, is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., according to Riggs.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
From Google Glasses to Humane’s AI Pin, the graveyard of wearable tech is littered with good intentions… and bad interfaces.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 22 May 2025
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 30 Jun. 2025.
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