Example Sentences

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Researchers determined that the burial represents a single event, unlike traditional cemeteries that develop gradually.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible, they resorted to schools, mosques, backyards, sidewalks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The new law will put an end to "bone ash apartments", which have risen in popularity as spaces in cemeteries remain scarce.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Across the nation families and friends rolled out blankets and tarpaulins at parks, temples and even cemeteries over the weekend to eat and drink under cherry trees for traditional "hanami" or flower viewing gatherings.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

With her soft Appalachian accent, Justice leaves no doubt that she is a local girl, steeped in the culture of the old family cemeteries that dot the mountains here in East Kentucky.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times