often attributive
Examples of burial in a Sentence
They prepared the body for burial.
She wanted to give him a proper burial.
Did you attend the burial?
The law prohibits the burial of toxic substances without special permits.
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On Wednesday, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in captivity in Gaza, were taken for burial on Wednesday.
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Yes—in fact, some historians believe Stonehenge is foremost a burial site.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The denial of burial is a violation of fundamental human rights.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
This cross-cultural funerary practice could account for the presence of the weapon in a Przeworsk burial.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Yes—in fact, some historians believe Stonehenge is foremost a burial site.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The denial of burial is a violation of fundamental human rights.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
This cross-cultural funerary practice could account for the presence of the weapon in a Przeworsk burial.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burial
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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burial
noun
buri·al
ˈber-ē-əl 
: the act of burying
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