Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.
—CBS News, 26 May 2025
Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 May 2025
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
No public visitation is planned; interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Stillwater.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
An American flag is folded during the interment for World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt.
—CBS News, 26 May 2025
Handlers in white gloves carried memorial vessels containing the skulls for interment.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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