Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Flags in Minnesota are also currently lowered in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney and will remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of his interment.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
American flags are ordered to fly at half-staff until sunset on the day of Cheney's interment services, according to the state Department of Military Affairs.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
American flags are ordered to fly at half-staff until sunset on the day of Cheney's interment services, according to the state Department of Military Affairs.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Mike wheeled off, doubtless to avoid discussing the interment provision.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Once the coffin was brought into the chapel with an honor guard, the archbishop blessed their remains, and each pallbearer was given a box to carry to the burial vault for interment.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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