Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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This photo gallery documents the morning’s tribute in Lake Worth, from the motorcycle escort to the formal interment of heroes who served in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
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Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The interment will follow at the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery at 1361 Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
An interment service will follow at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Lakeside Cemetery in Macon.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
The interment will follow at the Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery at 1361 Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
An interment service will follow at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Lakeside Cemetery in Macon.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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