churchyard
Example Sentences
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On our way there, we stopped in Heptonstall, a tiny town above Hebden Bridge, where Sylvia Plath is buried in the St. Thomas A’ Becket churchyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
In the early 19th century, Americans usually died at home and were buried in the local churchyard or on family-owned land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Jules said Peters' ashes will be buried in the churchyard across the road from the pub she runs with her sons.
From BBC ● May 29, 2025
He pointed to the churchyard, where a memorial stone commemorates six Ukrainian soldiers killed in the battle for Lypivka.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
So I wasn’t prepared at all for what happened at the churchyard several days later.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
