Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

graveyard

[greyv-yahrd] / ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd /


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.

While this is by far the largest whale graveyard yet found, fossils found during trawling suggest there could be others off South Africa, the Iberian peninsula and the Crozet islands, said the study.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Later that month, further concerns were raised after an illegal dumping ground, described as "an animal graveyard", was discovered just outside Augher near a newly built family home.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Bimbo is maneuvered into a graveyard whose tombstones sway and sing, and whose ground opens up to reveal teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

In a ditch near a military outpost on Obeid’s periphery, an army engineer walked through a graveyard of RSF drones shot down in recent days.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Bobby had told Sverrisson that he would like to be buried in the small country graveyard close to the town of Selfoss, about an hour’s drive from Reykjavik, in a rural farmland community called Laugardaelir.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




Vocabulary lists containing graveyard


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "graveyard" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com