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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An extended hall leads to another long hall, ending with an incomplete chamber containing his burial well.
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Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The first burial: A cookbook author The first person buried at what is now Arlington National Cemetery was not a soldier, a general, a war hero or even a veteran.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
As for the top burial site respondents want to visit for Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia took the crown, according to Choice Mutual.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Archaeologists excavated a burial dubbed Tomb 120-2 in Gyeongju in 2020 as part of an ongoing project to find and restore artifacts from the Silla Kingdom, Korea Heritage Service said in a May 21 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The first burial: A cookbook author The first person buried at what is now Arlington National Cemetery was not a soldier, a general, a war hero or even a veteran.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
As for the top burial site respondents want to visit for Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia took the crown, according to Choice Mutual.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025
Archaeologists excavated a burial dubbed Tomb 120-2 in Gyeongju in 2020 as part of an ongoing project to find and restore artifacts from the Silla Kingdom, Korea Heritage Service said in a May 21 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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“Burial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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burial
noun
buri·al
ˈber-ē-əl 
: the act of burying
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