Cemetery Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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But it may have found a solution: With the help of a German entrepreneur, cemetery officials believe they can profitably augment the property by turning the deceased into gardening soil.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a permission letter from the council, and every aspect "done with a care and a seriousness and a respectfulness", he is collaborating with gravediggers across 108 cemeteries in Dumfries and Galloway.

From BBC

Across Ukraine, military graves are prominent in all cemeteries - marked with blue and yellow national flags.

From BBC

The quiet of a Kyiv cemetery is broken by a trumpet salute, then a burst of rifle fire.

From BBC

With the help of a German entrepreneur, cemetery officials believe they can profitably augment the property by turning loved ones into gardening soil.

From The Wall Street Journal