Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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Mary Jane Draeger, 78, of Hutchinson, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Harmony River Living Center in Hutchinson.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Fernando with interment in the church cemetery.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
An interment flag was also flown over the State House this week.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Following the funeral service, his remains are set to be taken to his hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Thursday is also the day of his funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral and subsequent interment in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
An interment flag was also flown over the State House this week.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Following the funeral service, his remains are set to be taken to his hometown of Plains, Georgia for a private funeral service and interment Thursday night.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Thursday is also the day of his funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral and subsequent interment in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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