necropolis - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • visit: And I hadn't visited the necropolis because I was mourning Khufu, but because I was angry with him for leaving me.
  • build: In their religion, tombs were very important, so they built big necropolis ( " towns of tombs " ).

Adjective modifier

  • Theban: The major attractions when cruising between Luxor and Aswan are the fascinating Luxor and Karnak temples and the Theban necropolis on the West Bank.
  • royal: He even settled on Curtea de Arges as a royal necropolis.
  • great: In the year 1846 a great pre-Roman necropolis was discovered at Hallstatt, near Salzburg, in Austria.
  • extensive: Three main components of the site have been identified: a Nabataean caravanserai, a Nabataean village and an extensive necropolis.
  • large: The area revealed a large necropolis producing over 1.000 tombs.

Preposition: with

  • tomb: Around the rim of the city, there is a necropolis with monumental tombs scattered about.

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