Examples of headstone in a Sentence

many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic

Recent Examples on the Web That shot is now laser-engraved on Brandon’s headstone. — Michael Tobin, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 In April, three young men were arrested at the same cemetery in Roslindale on larceny and vandalism charges for stealing a headstone of a teenager who was murdered in 2017. — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Instead, Lubitsch took up residence out on the rolling lawn, under a simple, flat headstone. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 The latest federal inspection of the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at Birdeye in 2021 found one headstone out of a random sample of nine niche covers and headstones wasn't placed according to the cemetery's layout plan. — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2022 This spring his grave has finally been marked with a headstone provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Diane Boettcher And Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 28 May 2022 The headstone switch may be the result of disagreements within the Sinatra family. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 15 July 2022 On her TikTok channel, @ghostlyarchive, Rosie Grant shares headstone recipes, drawing hundreds of thousands of views from a devoted audience fascinated by the intersection of cemeteries and cooking. — New York Times, 30 June 2022 In a small cemetery on the Hampton campus, his headstone is straightforward. — David A. Taylor, Washington Post, 19 July 2022 See More

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