graveyard

noun

ˈgrāv-ˌyärd How to pronounce graveyard (audio)
Definition of graveyardnext
as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone

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Recent Examples of graveyard In short, there is a very real possibility that the PCSA will join the graveyard of other college sports bills. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026 Walking through a residential area is like passing through a graveyard of buildings that are no longer recognizable, not even for people who lived there for years. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026 When spring arrived, the breadfruit grove looked like a graveyard. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for graveyard
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cemetery
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  • Currently, the library’s back door abuts the cemetery and park, limiting access to the park from the library.
    — Sofi Zeman July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators got another chance in 2007 when the remains were removed from a cemetery so a DNA sample could finally be collected.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
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