Examples of tombstone in a Sentence
the historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer life
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Sir Yeardley’s step-grandson purchased a tombstone for himself in the 1680s bearing an identical inscription as the 1627 black limestone one.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The closing image shows Fox Solomon with her eyes closed, contentedly resting her arms and her head along the top of a tombstone with her surname on it.
—Christina Cacouris, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Over the last year, Los Angeles has seen a surge of thefts of copper, brass and other metals from street lights, tombstones, fire hydrants and transit rail lines, among other places.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The city turned it into a public park and, in the 1970s, relocated most of the tombstones to Mount Hope Cemetery, and leaving some of them as a memorial.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2024
The closing image shows Fox Solomon with her eyes closed, contentedly resting her arms and her head along the top of a tombstone with her surname on it.
—Christina Cacouris, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Over the last year, Los Angeles has seen a surge of thefts of copper, brass and other metals from street lights, tombstones, fire hydrants and transit rail lines, among other places.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The city turned it into a public park and, in the 1970s, relocated most of the tombstones to Mount Hope Cemetery, and leaving some of them as a memorial.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tombstone. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.
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tombstone
noun
tomb·stone
ˈtüm-ˌstōn 
Geographical Definition
Tombstone
geographical name
Tomb·stone
ˈtüm-ˌstōn
city in the southeastern corner of Arizona population 1380
Note: Tombstone was site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881.
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