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we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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The grass is knee-high at the gravestones near the path.
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While pursuing her masters in Library Science, author and archivist Rosie Grant created a TikTok account called GhostlyArchive, which focused on unique gravestones.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
This gravestone represents the foundation stone upon which Real Madrid was built.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Photos of your veterans could be mug shots, family photos or gravestones.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
While pursuing her masters in Library Science, author and archivist Rosie Grant created a TikTok account called GhostlyArchive, which focused on unique gravestones.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
This gravestone represents the foundation stone upon which Real Madrid was built.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Photos of your veterans could be mug shots, family photos or gravestones.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gravestone
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravestone. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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gravestone
noun
grave·stone
ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 
: a burial monument
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