How to Use burial in a Sentence

burial

noun

• Did you attend the burial?
• They prepared the body for burial.
• She wanted to give him a proper burial.
• The law prohibits the burial of toxic substances without special permits.
• At the burial site, a voodoo priest cleanses the gang with smoke.
  — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
• The first explosion was near Soleimani’s burial place, and the second near the shrine.
  — Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
• His full name was later added on a space left open at the time of his burial.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2024
• His full name has since been engraved on a space left open at the time of his burial.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Apr. 2023
• The burial sites were likely used for 800 years, according to the team.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 June 2023
• As Kidane had noted, the guards wrapped corpses in muslin and took them into the desert for burial.
  — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The next question was why the young woman had been granted such a rich burial.
  — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Poets’ Corner, in the south transept, is famous as the burial place of writers.
  — Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• The family has launched a GoFundMe to help with their burials.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 9 May 2023
• Lewis believes the land where the graves were found should be cleared and turned back into a cemetery, along with a plaque telling the story of the burial site.
  — Davi Merchan, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2024
• Allen, 44, who lives in Longview, plans to visit the site after Perry’s burial.
  — oregonlive, 9 June 2023
• The Chinese, barred from this country by law in 1882, were often barred from burial too.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• Of those burials, 85% were single tombs and 15% were joint tombs in masonry vaults.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
• The discovery of artifacts and the burial site suggest Vikings once lived on the island.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
• The trust has begun to map Black burial places, and offers preservation grants.
  — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Carrillo will be buried in Lompoc, though a date for the burial has not yet been determined, the agency said.
  — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
• One of the burials, only about 2 feet underground, belonged to a baby girl.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• The Trumpington cross—along with other items from the burial—are among these artifacts.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 June 2023
• The details of Newman’s coming burial have not been announced.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• These types of avalanches can occur across a large area along a slope, resulting in large burial depths at the bottom of a valley or creek bed.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2024
• The chambers contained several bodies, and the burial mounds were around 650 feet away from each other.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2024
• The family will hold a private burial for Dr. Samuels, and a celebration of his life and work will be announced.
  — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
• The organizer for the page is asking locals to help find a site in Venice or Santa Monica for the dog’s burial.
  — Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
• Phony calls pour in with Hoffa sightings and imaginary burials as the days turn into weeks and months.
  — Jo Thomas, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2024
• What about burial? Suppose the astronaut died after landing, while on the surface of Mars.
  — Emmanuel Urquieta, The Conversation, 31 July 2023
• This move towards eco-friendly funerals and green burials is growing across the world.
  — Irina Gonzalez, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 6 May 2024