Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Unlike Monday's burial for Princess Irene, which follows a Saturday prayer service in Madrid and a funeral Monday at Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, the Tatoi interment for Sofia's mother, Queen Federica of Greece, was not official, and took place almost furtively.
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Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 18 Jan. 2026
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
Flags will remain lowered until Ryan's interment.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The flag is flown at half-staff from the day of death until interment of a former vice president, according to the Flag Code.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 18 Jan. 2026
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 18 Jan. 2026
Flags will remain lowered until Ryan's interment.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The flag is flown at half-staff from the day of death until interment of a former vice president, according to the Flag Code.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interment
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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