burying ground
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of burying ground
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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Archaeologists think Sutton Hoo was also a burying ground for the royal’s relatives, who were laid to rest in about 17 other mounds near the presumed king.
From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2021
In 1807, a Quaker burying ground was established nearby.
From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2020
Investigators eventually removed the remains of 27 people — five men, eight women and 14 children — from 28 graves in what scholars discovered was an old burying ground called the Walton Family Cemetery.
From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2019
Great-granddaddy of the presidential-preference laws that survive today in 15 states and the District of Columbia, Wisconsin's primary also became the country's biggest burying ground for the hopes of hopefuls.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnny explained that the place had once been an Indian burying ground and how as a boy, he had often come there to hunt arrowheads.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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