graveyard
noun
grave·yard
ˈgrāv-ˌyärd 
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard
an automobile graveyard
Examples of graveyard in a Sentence
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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Joann’s shutdown may sound trivial, or even inevitable—the chain is just the latest in a parade of stores that have marched to the graveyard of big-box brands.
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Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
For most non-U.S. brands, America is more graveyard than goldmine for their worldwide ambitions.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The wearables graveyard is vast, filled with the dreams of brilliant engineers and the disappointments of consumers who wanted to believe.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 22 May 2025
But there’s a whole graveyard full of once-promising NFL offensive coordinators who failed to translate play-calling expertise into head coaching success.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
For most non-U.S. brands, America is more graveyard than goldmine for their worldwide ambitions.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The wearables graveyard is vast, filled with the dreams of brilliant engineers and the disappointments of consumers who wanted to believe.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 22 May 2025
But there’s a whole graveyard full of once-promising NFL offensive coordinators who failed to translate play-calling expertise into head coaching success.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graveyard
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveyard. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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