burial
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
A football player with the Palestinian national youth team, he was carried back through the village streets for burial.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Carrying out your friend’s prepaid burial wishes does not mean you’ve accepted the role of executor.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ghassan Daghlas, the governor of the Nablus region, which includes Tell, attended a funerary prayer at the Nabuls hospital where the bodies lay before the burial, his office said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
He’s now buried right next to a baby girl who died at 4 months and had, until his burial, lain in the cemetery alone without anyone by her side.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
How had he let the burial get that far?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
![]()
In addition to preventing lawful and decent burials, Bush, 48, previously pleaded guilty to 35 counts of fraud by false representation and another of fraudulently running a business, relating to the sale of funeral plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Earlier interpretations suggested that most of the victims were female, but the genetic evidence shows that nine out of ten burials examined there were male.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
"We started here on July 25th, the very next day, to do all the work...so that all those people could have dignified burials."
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
Red Cross volunteers are carrying out safe burials under police protection to stop the virus spreading.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
It is a testament to our confraternity, however, that a curious ground of agreement was eventually reached: the necessity of concealing all mourning at the smallpox burials, and displaying only dancing and festival triumph.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing burial
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
"Taste of Salt" by Frances Collins, Chapters 13–18
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Doctor Faustus
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!