churchyard
Example Sentences
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As the funeral procession approached the churchyard, a group of women tossed rose petals and rice.
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
The Jackal's forgery of a British passport, using the name of a dead child taken from a churchyard, was perfectly feasible in the days before electronic databases and cross-checking.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
A low mound near the churchyard was rumoured by folklore to have contained a giant skeleton, perhaps even Ivar himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024
At the churchyard wicket he stopped: he discovered I was quite out of breath.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
