Examples of headstone in a Sentence
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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There are no headstones, no burial markers, no names, no bodies.
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Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
The lawsuit accused him of allegedly deceiving customers by failing to deliver headstones on time since 2010, according to the indictment.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
He is buried in Monroe's Woodland Cemetery, where his resting place was the subject of headlines in 2019, when funds were raised to finally mark his grave with a formal headstone.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
In other locations, the headstones remained standing, untouched.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2024
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Alex Harris, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
The lawsuit accused him of allegedly deceiving customers by failing to deliver headstones on time since 2010, according to the indictment.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
He is buried in Monroe's Woodland Cemetery, where his resting place was the subject of headlines in 2019, when funds were raised to finally mark his grave with a formal headstone.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2024
In other locations, the headstones remained standing, untouched.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2024
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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