Examples of headstone in a Sentence
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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The 7-year-old saw granite and marble headstones jutting out from the grass near other graves, inscribed with epitaphs.
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Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration remains concerned that vibration from the construction project could cause alignment issues with Wood National Cemetery's headstones − a key element of its visual setting, a project document said.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
To make matters worse, amidst the nearly impenetrable matrix of vegetation swallowing up headstones, Palmer and a group of Boy Scouts that had come to clear the land encountered a group of deer hunters.
—USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
The women’s headstones, chiselled from the traditional flinty-looking local stone, are arrayed in a long, dignified arc.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
On Wednesday night, Lucas tweeted a meme of herself flashing a peace sign over a grave with a headstone meant to represent the project.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
There will also be new headstones engraved for the men who were hanged.
—David Martin, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024
Thick, overgrown weeds began to swallow weathered headstones.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
Another woman told the local news outlet that her grandparents' headstones were moved multiple times.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration remains concerned that vibration from the construction project could cause alignment issues with Wood National Cemetery's headstones − a key element of its visual setting, a project document said.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024
To make matters worse, amidst the nearly impenetrable matrix of vegetation swallowing up headstones, Palmer and a group of Boy Scouts that had come to clear the land encountered a group of deer hunters.
—USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
The women’s headstones, chiselled from the traditional flinty-looking local stone, are arrayed in a long, dignified arc.
—Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2023
On Wednesday night, Lucas tweeted a meme of herself flashing a peace sign over a grave with a headstone meant to represent the project.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
There will also be new headstones engraved for the men who were hanged.
—David Martin, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024
Thick, overgrown weeds began to swallow weathered headstones.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
Another woman told the local news outlet that her grandparents' headstones were moved multiple times.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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