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

Stones stolen from a 19th Century churchyard are expected to cost more than £20,000 to repair.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

So we stayed in the churchyard, like a reg’lar courtin’ couple, and talked one another’s ears off.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns