burial
noun
the act or ceremony of burying.
burials
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pluralof burial.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Overwhelmed by the number of bodies and without proper freezing facilities, Nepali authorities have had to begin burials before completing the identification process.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai told reporters on Sunday the burials followed international protocols, adding that Nepal needed "more than a thousand" freezer units to store bodies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Each new burial altered how the available space was organized and understood while still taking earlier burials into account.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
In later interviews, Bush appears more guarded in his responses and in early July, his solicitor reads out a statement in which his client insists he never prevented burials.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“I can get behind those burials, I think,” I say.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
