gravesite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gravesite
First recorded in 1950–55; grave 1 ( def. ) + site ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The first would be to buy a bigger headstone for his family gravesite, where his parents, four siblings and a nephew are buried in a single plot in the Green Street Cemetery.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
I accompanied Romero in Washington in 2010, when he knelt at RFK’s gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery and wept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
A few police officers who were deployed to control the crowd appeared overwhelmed and watched from a distance as some jostled to take selfies at the gravesite.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
In the days since, however, the gravesite has become a place of pilgrimage for those yearning for his vision of “the beautiful Russia of the future” to become a reality.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Instead of hopping in and riding in the parade to the gravesite, I decided to just walk home.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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