Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchyards
Noun
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As these babies were unbaptized, their cemeteries often sank into obscurity, and integrating folklore into heritage protection is vital.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026 -
Private cemeteries are often out of reach for many families, and public cemeteries are quickly filling up.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sauna fanatics and newbies are spending time in saunas at local parks, on Great Lakes shorelines and by rivers, in parking lots and neighbors' backyards.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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This lion was traveling a circuitous route from mountains to foothills to backyards and front yards, navigating urban sprawl but avoiding encounters with people.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His only book, Portraits in Life and Death (1976), juxtaposed photos of people in his circle and with images of ancient corpses in the Palermo catacombs.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, many of the experiences that draw travelers to the country—shrines, temples, gardens, and buzzy neighborhoods—are either free or affordable.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Main suite, 2 further beds, shower, open-plan kitchen/dining room, recep, balcony, communal gardens.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cities took on the atmosphere of graveyards, and mourning black became the dominant color of daily life.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The animals are part of an unusual ecosystem among college campuses.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Visit galleries, university campuses, parks, architectural buildings and beautiful stores.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Churchyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchyards. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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