Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.
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CBS News, 26 May 2025
Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
Francis will be the first pope in more than three centuries to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, with the interment taking place away from the public eye.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The mayor has ordered the city flag to be lowered on Monday, starting at 8 a.m. through 8 a.m. the day after his interment, which has not been publicly announced.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 May 2025
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CBS News, 26 May 2025
Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
Francis will be the first pope in more than three centuries to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, with the interment taking place away from the public eye.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The mayor has ordered the city flag to be lowered on Monday, starting at 8 a.m. through 8 a.m. the day after his interment, which has not been publicly announced.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 May 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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