graveyard

Example Sentences

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Earlier, eight people in black, presumably Oseguera's family members, rode in two cars that followed the white hearse with his remains to the graveyard.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

He drove to Arizona from his native California after determining that no other streamer had taken the graveyard shift on the Guthrie beat, and he plans on streaming the residence deep into the night.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Fears of ending up in some unemployment graveyard mean workers hold on to lower wages or jobs they hate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

I'm standing in a graveyard in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, with the artist Andy Goldsworthy.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

All at once the big monkey stopped squalling and the bottoms got as still as a graveyard.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls