graveside

noun

grave·​side ˈgrāv-ˌsīd How to pronounce graveside (audio)
: the area beside a grave
at graveside

Examples of graveside in a Sentence

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The sheriff's office will hold two public visitations and a public service for veteran Deputy Larry Henderson on May 8 and May 9. Directly following the funeral service, there will be a procession to Spring Grove Cemetery Rose Garden for a graveside ceremony and burial. David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Henderson will then be taken to Spring Grove Cemetery’s rose garden for a graveside ceremony and burial. Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 May 2025 Her daughter and two of her sons also came to the White-Love Funeral Home and the Chesterton Cemetery for the graveside service. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 The prohibitions on certain graveside trees are not purely aesthetic; roots must be considered. Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for graveside

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of graveside was in 1838

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“Graveside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graveside. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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