How to Use headstone in a Sentence

headstone

noun

• Some headstones around it have been knocked off their bases.
  — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
• But once the body was buried and the headstone placed, then what?
  — Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2018
• Hobbs makes sure the headstone is clean and free of trash and weeds.
  — Glenn E. Rice, kansascity, 14 Apr. 2018
• Wells said all of the headstones will be preserved.
  — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
• Two of the bags were found in front of headstones, Adams said.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017
• Even the headstone of his grave was removed.
  — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• Find a headstone and place the wreath at each one with the red ribbon at the top.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
• But the 76-year-old Fleck is too busy for a headstone.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
• There will also be new headstones engraved for the men who were hanged.
  — David Martin, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024
• Many of the burial sites are unmarked or have rocks in place of headstones.
  — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
• His headstone now sits perched at the cemetery next to the grave of his father.
  — Story, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
• Her janky vision only shows her half a headstone.
  — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
• Dick’s headstone is midway up the hill, under the shade of a tree in bloom.
  — Kiley Bense, Longreads, 7 Nov. 2019
• The headstones do not reflect the color of their skin but the courage of their deeds.
  — USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2017
• Inmates dig the graves, mow the grass, and fashion the headstones.
  — The Marshall Project, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Most of the graves have military headstones, and the wreaths will rest against them.
  — Don Stacom, courant.com, 11 Dec. 2019
• Forte later learned that while her mother's headstone was moved, her body was not.
  — Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
• It was carved into the shape of a headstone and inscribed with his name and date of death.
  — David Goodhue Miami Herald (tns), al, 3 May 2023
• Sweeping rows of aging headstones rise high on their left up a slope that leads to a large tomb.
  — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 2019
• The headstone was in the shape of a bench, which was installed the day their daughter was born.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
• The casket was more than 140 years old and there was no headstone.
  — Joseph Serna, latimes.com, 10 May 2017
• The phony headstone had the names of my mother and father on it.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
• In late August, Jake’s gravesite did not yet have a headstone.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
• The father was also buried in the cemetery, but his headstone has not been found.
  — Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2020
• The names, birth years and death years are illegible on many headstones.
  — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
• They were instructed to plant one flag per headstone, say the name on the headstone and salute.
  — Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
• Trees and brush have slightly overgrown the cemetery, but the headstones are still clear.
  — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Apr. 2023
• When a headstone was present, it was relocated and buried with the body of the deceased.
  — Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2018
• The sacred land here is peppered with row after row of alabaster white headstones.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Miss Fran was given the same model of headstone as the one on her father’s grave.
  — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 24 Dec. 2021