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Recent Examples of churchyard
Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Nov. 2025
Workers buried long lengths of pipe in the churchyard, to soak up some of the naturally present warmth in the ground.
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Chris Baraniuk,
Wired News,
13 Nov. 2025
As befits the setting of an old stone church with a shadowy churchyard, theological themes surface concerning everything from faith to resurrection to desecration to the nature of miracles.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Nov. 2025
Workers buried long lengths of pipe in the churchyard, to soak up some of the naturally present warmth in the ground.
—
Chris Baraniuk,
Wired News,
13 Nov. 2025
As befits the setting of an old stone church with a shadowy churchyard, theological themes surface concerning everything from faith to resurrection to desecration to the nature of miracles.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for churchyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyard
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A couple of miles from the cemetery, a large group had gathered outside a small house for a holiday weekend cookout.
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Khomeini’s funeral saw chaotic scenes as millions thronged his mourning ceremony and trip to the cemetery.
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For more on how to build a yard your dog will actually use, check out this guide to dog-friendly backyard features worth investing in.
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Grocery stores will often rollback products on produce that are in season — the exact kinds that customers would want for a backyard barbeque.
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The monastery includes a massive network of underground catacombs, which contain the bodies of early Slavic saints, and is one of the most sacred locations in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and a symbol of the country’s cultural and spiritual heritage.
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Don't let the name Wind Cave National Park lull you into thinking only of the dark and mysterious catacombs of the cave.
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The first wind phone was created in 2010 by Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki after the loss of his cousin to cancer and then later was dedicated to lives lost in the 2011 tsunami.
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Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
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Most of the victims were buried in a local graveyard, while some families planned to take the bodies to their native towns for burial.
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In this year’s ballot measure graveyard lies the competing measures introduced by Uber and Consumer Attorneys of California, both of which were dropped after last-minute negotiations.
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These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia.
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Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.
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The 45,000-square-foot campus will have 100 inpatient beds and an outpatient hub with follow-up support.
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Georgia Tech and Georgia State also allow students to bring cars, but campus parking generally requires registration or a permit, and availability, cost and location can vary.
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“Churchyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyard. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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