graveside

noun

grave·​side ˈgrāv-ˌsīd 

: the area beside a grave

at graveside

Examples of graveside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sun shone bold and bright, and a lone cotton cloud drifted across the bluest of blue skies drawing my attention away from the mourners at the graveside. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

After the service, butterflies were released at the graveside. — J.m. Banks november 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Nov. 2025

But, as supporters from both clubs come together at Johnson’s renovated graveside on Tuesday, there is a long-overdue appreciation and celebration of an unsung trailblazer. — James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

The dissonance between their bacchanalian ritual and Adelaida’s silent, solitary suffering is marked, and the disrespect for the dead further underlined when a gravedigger tersely shoos her away from the graveside, reminding her that the area is unsafe, especially at nightfall. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for graveside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide