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we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Photos of your veterans could be mug shots, family photos or gravestones.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Now retired, Rocchetta can still see gravestones from his window.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
By cleaning gravestones at Forest Home Cemetery, these Marquette University High School students are giving back to the community and learning about the city's history.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
All pay rent to the cemeteries, helping fund the upkeep of gravestones while serving as community gathering spaces.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Now retired, Rocchetta can still see gravestones from his window.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
By cleaning gravestones at Forest Home Cemetery, these Marquette University High School students are giving back to the community and learning about the city's history.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
All pay rent to the cemeteries, helping fund the upkeep of gravestones while serving as community gathering spaces.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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gravestone
noun
grave·stone
ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 
: a burial monument
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