On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Kirkyard. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Kirkyard meaning
A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
Using Kirkyard
- The main meaning on this page is: A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
Context around Kirkyard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kirkyard
- In this selection, "kirkyard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, own, canongate, aberlemno, although, shortly and stone stand out and add context to how "kirkyard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ciaran s kirkyard and made and his own kirkyard although local. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kirkyard" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kirkyard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The faithful terrier known as Greyfriars Bobby stayed by his master’s grave in the kirkyard for 14 years after his death in 1858. (24 words)
He was buried in his own kirkyard, although local legends claim that the fairies took his body away, and the coffin contains only stones. (24 words)
The Roaring Nineties, 2006 Other works Smith's burial place in Canongate Kirkyard Shortly before his death, Smith had nearly all his manuscripts destroyed. (24 words)
The truth, though, was more complex and more tragic, as Dr Stewart discovered in 2016 when he was carrying out research on those buried in St Ciaran’s Kirkyard and made contact with a fellow medic, genealogist and author, Dr John Burt. (42 words)
Youngs, no. 111, with a plate showing the decoration much better; Laing, 310 The Aberlemno Kirkyard Stone, Class II Pictish stone Pictish art appears on stones, metalwork and small objects of stone and bone. (34 words)
The faithful terrier known as Greyfriars Bobby stayed by his master’s grave in the kirkyard for 14 years after his death in 1858. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
The faithful terrier known as Greyfriars Bobby stayed by his master’s grave in the kirkyard for 14 years after his death in 1858.
The truth, though, was more complex and more tragic, as Dr Stewart discovered in 2016 when he was carrying out research on those buried in St Ciaran’s Kirkyard and made contact with a fellow medic, genealogist and author, Dr John Burt.
He was buried in his own kirkyard, although local legends claim that the fairies took his body away, and the coffin contains only stones.
The Roaring Nineties, 2006 Other works Smith's burial place in Canongate Kirkyard Shortly before his death, Smith had nearly all his manuscripts destroyed.
Youngs, no. 111, with a plate showing the decoration much better; Laing, 310 The Aberlemno Kirkyard Stone, Class II Pictish stone Pictish art appears on stones, metalwork and small objects of stone and bone.