Examples of gravestone in a Sentence
we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
Recent Examples on the Web
Police were told that the gravestones from the late 1800s appeared to have had their plaques and headstones forcibly removed.
—
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Stones River National Cemetery (May 25, Murfreesboro): Youth groups will place flags on the more than 7,000 gravestones at the Stones River National Cemetery on Saturday.
—Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 26 May 2025
The gravestone itself features a Tupperware container for storing cookies, allowing people to give a treat back to the original creator and other cemetery goers.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 21 June 2025
In that way and in many others, the history of Arlington National Cemetery is our history, telling our story in rows upon rows of white gravestones, monuments and memorials.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gravestone
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 July 2025
Stones River National Cemetery (May 25, Murfreesboro): Youth groups will place flags on the more than 7,000 gravestones at the Stones River National Cemetery on Saturday.
—Alessia Sandala, The Tennessean, 26 May 2025
The gravestone itself features a Tupperware container for storing cookies, allowing people to give a treat back to the original creator and other cemetery goers.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 21 June 2025
In that way and in many others, the history of Arlington National Cemetery is our history, telling our story in rows upon rows of white gravestones, monuments and memorials.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gravestone
Cite this Entry
“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravestone. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
gravestone
noun
grave·stone
ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 
: a burial monument
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share