gravestone
Americannoun
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gravestones
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gravestone
A Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at grave 1, stone
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Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“People sell those markers, even those little vases you put on them, and melt them down for money,” says Rebecca Meyer, 48, a gravestone conservationist and president of Epoch Preservation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Town council clerk Helen Ball said she was notified on Sunday the gravestone had been damaged.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
I hug him tight as he pants, looking over his back at Gram’s gravestone.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
A ragtag online group, the “Grave Marker Recovery Team,” hunts down gravestones that have been stolen, typically to sell at antique shows as accents for upscale decorating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
The 30 available gravestones, many now without distinguishable inscriptions, date back to the 19th Century.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
If you’re looking to go big on your decor, skeletons, gravestones and inflatables are perfect to transform your home into a real-life haunted house.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
The sun was beating down on me so hard that I felt like I was about to faint on the gravestones.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
Dozens of figures began to appear among the gravestones: bluish, vaguely human shapes.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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