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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The next scene features teenagers stealing the tombstone from Ed's grave, before the episode concludes on a quiet note.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Someone had kindly left a mini bottle of Churchill’s preferred beverage — Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch — and his favorite stogie — Romeo y Julieta — next to his tombstone.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
During World War II, Jenkins began selling items like monuments, tombstones, furniture, home appliances, toys and gifts, in addition to their usual music products.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Fixed a bug where allied player characters could clip through tombstones when Totem Stella was used.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Someone had kindly left a mini bottle of Churchill’s preferred beverage — Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch — and his favorite stogie — Romeo y Julieta — next to his tombstone.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tombstone. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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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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