Explore Churchyard through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like yard. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Churchyard meaning
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
Synonyms of Churchyard
Using Churchyard
- The main meaning on this page is: A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
- Useful related words include: god's acre, yard.
- In the example corpus, churchyard often appears in combinations such as: the churchyard, in churchyard, churchyard and.
Context around Churchyard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 13 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Churchyard
- In this selection, "churchyard" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, parish, kirk, largs, respectfully, off and features stand out and add context to how "churchyard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the churchyard and in a churchyard. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "churchyard" sits close to words such as absa, absconding and accretion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with churchyard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Followed by burial in the Churchyard. (6 words)
Molly had been sitting in the churchyard for a week, attracting attention and curiosity. (14 words)
A 2022 statement on the website says: "Any memorial needs permission before it can be placed in a churchyard. (19 words)
A student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was walking home from a night out at about 2.30am when Alshimery dragged her into St Clement’s churchyard, off Marston Road, and sexually assaulted her. (36 words)
The group’s Jonathan Cranfield says on Facebook: “We are looking as to how we can get such a feature in the churchyard - a warm shallow pond perhaps modelled on a downs dew pond. (34 words)
The remains of the original parish church for Culross is north-west of the village, next to Dunimarle Castle, and in the grounds of the category A listed West Kirk churchyard and boundary walls. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 2022 statement on the website says: "Any memorial needs permission before it can be placed in a churchyard.
A 30-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a father of one by stabbing him in the head with a screwdriver in a churchyard.
Arreton has the Dairyman's Daughter pub, and searching the churchyard of the local church you will find the grave of Elizabeth Wallbridge – the dairyman's daughter.
Followed by burial in the Churchyard.
For 15 years after she was discovered by ramblers, she was unidentified and was buried in a churchyard with only the name 'Lady of the Hills' inscribed on her gravestone.
Funeral service at Northop Parish Church on Friday, 2nd June 2023 at 1:00pm followed by burial at Northop Parish Churchyard.
Funeral service to take place at St John's Church Alvanley on Monday 8th January 2024 at 1.30pm Followed by burial in the Churchyard.
Molly had been sitting in the churchyard for a week, attracting attention and curiosity.
The group’s Jonathan Cranfield says on Facebook: “We are looking as to how we can get such a feature in the churchyard - a warm shallow pond perhaps modelled on a downs dew pond.
There are 74 graves of air crew buried in this churchyard, respectfully maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The remains of the original parish church for Culross is north-west of the village, next to Dunimarle Castle, and in the grounds of the category A listed West Kirk churchyard and boundary walls.
A student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was walking home from a night out at about 2.30am when Alshimery dragged her into St Clement’s churchyard, off Marston Road, and sexually assaulted her.
Brisbane died on January 27, 1860, and is interred, together with his family, in the ancient Brisbane Vault in the old Largs Churchyard.
Funeral service at St. Teilo's Church, Bishopston on Thursday 21st March at 11am followed by interment in the Churchyard.
Funeral Service at St. Thomas' Church, Pen-y-cae on Friday 13th December at 11am followed by interment in the Churchyard.
Funeral service to be held at Our Lady RC Church, Bulkington, on Thursday, May 16, at 11am followed by a burial in the Churchyard.
Henry died from consumption (TB) on June 26 1853, aged just 46. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Great Churchyard.
His memorial, in St Paul’s churchyard in Withnell, was funded by public subscription and erected at his family church in 1917.
Its fame for the Dracula connection is such that the churchyard features a sign to remind visitors that the remains of the fictional vampire cannot be found amongst the very real graves.
Ivy’s funeral service will be held at St Bridget’s Church, Skenfrith on Saturday 13th January 2024 at 12 noon, followed by interment in the Churchyard.
Common combinations with churchyard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the churchyard 28×
- in churchyard 7×
- churchyard and 5×
- churchyard which 5×
- churchyard of 4×
- churchyard in 4×
- parish churchyard 3×
- churchyard at 3×
- mary churchyard 2×
- churchyard are 2×