tombstone
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Note: Tombstone was site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881.
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Synonyms: Noun
gravestone, headstone, monument, stone
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the historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer lifeRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Under the lone Morani tree (named after the first rhino buried in the cemetery), a tombstone reads: Sudan, The Last Male Northern White Rhino, 1973 - 2018. — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, "Can the Northern White Rhino Come Back from the Edge of Extinction?," 22 Sep. 2018 Experts exhumed, analyzed, sampled and documented the remains from graves at Darwin cemetery, which is known for its rows of white crosses and dark gray tombstones. — Washington Post, "Argentines visit fallen soldiers’ graves in Falkland Islands," 26 Mar. 2018 But the nonprofit maintaining the space is struggling to finance its restoration as more tombstones crumble around them. — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, "How local towns are changing, Trump's war of words, Philly celebrates Pride | Morning Newsletter," 11 June 2018 Don’t miss the cemetery, either, where the carvings atop each tombstone indicate that person’s station in life (a fez headdress was reserved for government officials, a turban for someone of the religious order, an anchor for a seaman, and so on). — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, "Three Days In Istanbul," 28 Dec. 2018 There's a shiny tombstone and fresh flowers and everything. — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, "Frank Underwood Is Dead in 'House of Cards,' This Chilling New Promo Confirms," 5 Sep. 2018 Putting a tombstone on this season would be foolish given how history has humiliated such declarations, but ending the 17-year playoff drought is looking slimmer by the day. — Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, "Mariners and Jerry Dipoto seem stuck with this starting rotation after lack of options at the trade deadline," 20 Aug. 2018 Meanwhile, store associates staged mock funerals in the lobby of Bain’s corporate headquarters for Toys R Us, holding a giant tombstone of Geoffrey. — Chavie Lieber, Vox, "Why bankrupt Toys R Us might not be dead after all," 3 Oct. 2018 Photo: massimo percossi/epa-efe/rex/Shutterstock Morning light shines on a French soldier's tombstone at the cemetery outside Douaumont ossuary, a World War I memorial near Verdun, France, on Nov. 7. — WSJ, "Europe Marks 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I," 11 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tombstone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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