churchyard

noun

Definition of churchyardnext
1
as in cemetery

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2
as in backyard

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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. — 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
  1. cemetery
  2. backyard
  3. catacombs
  4. garden
  5. graveyard
  6. dooryard
  7. campus
Noun
  • The chapel and cemetery still stand on the grounds and are publicly available.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Rather than leaving the cemetery untouched, Lauren gave each grave its own personality.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of cemetery
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  • What followed was the construction of a workshop in their own backyard, which serves as the home base for the little library business.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Nothing beats the thrill of chasing the blinking bugs in grandma’s backyard in the dark, zooming around with Mason jars in hand.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2026
Definition of backyard
Noun
  • Avedon, whose work and career had a big influence on Hujar early on, had produced a series of images of the Palermo catacombs in 1959.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • 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.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
Definition of catacombs
Noun
  • Join a foundry tour or just visit the gardens, sculpture gallery and café.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • In the early years, presidents would simply go home during the summer to tend to their gardens and farms.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 July 2026
Definition of garden
Noun
  • The desert — churned, sucked and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, vampires Spike and Angel are seen fighting in the graveyard, as fellow vampire Drusilla watches from the background.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of graveyard
Noun
  • These are often called dooryard violets and the Latin name is viola sororia.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.
    — Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
Definition of dooryard
Noun
  • There are at least four entry points to campus, all of which would require a police presence.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • The average annual tuition for undergraduate students living on campus is about $38,000.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
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