churchyard

Example Sentences

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Only days before, Al-Rahi had stood in the very churchyard where the crowd assembled Wednesday for his funeral.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 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

He was told locals of an ancient village near Chepstow had awoken to find more than 50 holes mysteriously dug among the gravestones of their churchyard.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 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

“We shall see,” said the Professor, and with one impulse we took our way out of the churchyard, he carrying the sleeping child.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker