graveyard

noun

grave·​yard ˈgrāv-ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio)
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: 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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Former houses were demolished and repurposed into quarries, graveyards and workshops. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025 After days of cleaning graves and decorating tombstones, the graveyard is awash in color and flickering candles. Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 There are multiple graveyards along the trail, too, their grass sometimes mowed by trail clubs like Hudnell’s. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025 For years, Billboard has tracked the graveyard smashes, thriller nights and legal nightmares that have sunk their teeth into the KILLboard Rot 100. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for graveyard

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of graveyard was in 1761

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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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graveyard

noun
grave·​yard -ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio)

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