Examples of tombstone in a Sentence
the historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer life
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Nearby tombstones have been defaced as well — with arrows pointing visitors toward 'Jim' — though cemetery staff have wiped them clean and erected metal barricades to curb unauthorized tributes.
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EW.com, 20 May 2025
Belinda Mott, whose sister Juanita Mott’s remains were found in the Wests’ cellar, is seen visiting her sister’s tombstone.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 May 2025
Kim said that a monument will soon be erected in Pyongyang to mark North Korea’s battle feats and that flowers will be laid before the tombstones of slain troops.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Four children placed white roses at the altar in front of the icon before the coffin was carried toward the niche where Francis will be laid to rest under a simple tombstone with his name in Latin.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 20 May 2025
Belinda Mott, whose sister Juanita Mott’s remains were found in the Wests’ cellar, is seen visiting her sister’s tombstone.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 May 2025
Kim said that a monument will soon be erected in Pyongyang to mark North Korea’s battle feats and that flowers will be laid before the tombstones of slain troops.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Four children placed white roses at the altar in front of the icon before the coffin was carried toward the niche where Francis will be laid to rest under a simple tombstone with his name in Latin.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tombstone. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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tombstone
noun
tomb·stone
ˈtüm-ˌstōn 
Geographical Definition
Tombstone
geographical name
Tomb·stone
ˈtüm-ˌstōn
city in the southeastern corner of Arizona population 1380
Note: Tombstone was site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881.
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