Examples of interment in a Sentence
a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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From the day of death until the interment of an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a secretary of an executive or military department, a former vice president or the governor of a state.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags at the State Capitol Complex and all court buildings to be lowered until the judge's interment, citing his long service on the bench.
—Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As a result of the directive, all flags should be lowered effective immediately and remain lowered until sunset on the date of interment, which has not yet been determined, Lamont said.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags at the State Capitol Complex and all court buildings to be lowered until the judge's interment, citing his long service on the bench.
—Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
As a result of the directive, all flags should be lowered effective immediately and remain lowered until sunset on the date of interment, which has not yet been determined, Lamont said.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 July 2025
From the date of death until interment for the governor of a state, territory or possession.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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