cemeteries
- plural of cemetery.
Example Sentences
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Odd Arne Westad begins “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings From History” with a poignant and haunting visit to World War I memorials and cemeteries in France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Researchers determined that the burial represents a single event, unlike traditional cemeteries that develop gradually.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
Telling residents in Moerdijk that their homes, streets and cemeteries may not survive the decade was, says Moerkerke, "the hardest decision of my career" and one he will never forget.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Today, more than a hundred military cemeteries around Arras hold the remains of Allied soldiers killed in action there.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
