reburial
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"When we buried him in Slovyansk, land was being liberated and we thought the war would soon end," Natalia explains, after the reburial ceremony conducted with military honours.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Yet despite being at its weakest in years, Hezbollah retains a loyal following, a reality that appeared in full force with the thousands that descended on Aitaroun for the mass reburial ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
Emotions ran high at the Malindi mortuary as families collected loved ones for reburial.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024
They now rest in a storage unit, along with other bones awaiting reburial on higher ground.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023
In 1869, President Johnson ordered that the bodies of the conspirators be given to their families for reburial.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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