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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Her father was a stonemason and particularly skilled at making tombstones.
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Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Some family members' tombstones are adorned with ducks.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
Brown’s tombstone disappeared for a decade before being found hundreds of feet down the hill.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
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Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Some family members' tombstones are adorned with ducks.
—Martha Teichner, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
Brown’s tombstone disappeared for a decade before being found hundreds of feet down the hill.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
What to know Snoop Dogg under fire for performance at crypto event celebrating Trump inauguration Arctic blast surges across US as snowstorm targets Mid-Atlantic, Northeast
How to make TikTok Graveyard tombstone
Before viewing their tombstone, users must download their data from TikTok.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tombstone. Accessed 22 Feb. 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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