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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Microsoft feared that Figma's lack of a clear business model might lead to a burial in the startup graveyard.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2025
The graveyard has new holes, freshly dug, accepting the town’s loss is far from over.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
The oceans are always warming unevenly, with some hot spots turning into coral graveyards and others remaining resilient.
—Alex Harris
july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
The soldier holds a salute in a graveyard that evokes Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2025
The graveyard has new holes, freshly dug, accepting the town’s loss is far from over.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
The oceans are always warming unevenly, with some hot spots turning into coral graveyards and others remaining resilient.
—Alex Harris
july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
The soldier holds a salute in a graveyard that evokes Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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