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 latter maintained a tombstone page that disappeared in 2024, but issues directives on the likes of accessibility and diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Cardboard boxes can be turned into tombstones, according to the WWF.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Watson took copious notes in two binders, recording names and dates, causes of death, sentiments, and other information engraved on the tombstones.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Not surprisingly, most drew flags, tombstones, and crosses.
—Vicki Cox, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Cardboard boxes can be turned into tombstones, according to the WWF.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Watson took copious notes in two binders, recording names and dates, causes of death, sentiments, and other information engraved on the tombstones.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Not surprisingly, most drew flags, tombstones, and crosses.
—Vicki Cox, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tombstone. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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