gravesite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gravesite
First recorded in 1950–55; grave 1 ( def. ) + site ( def. )
Example Sentences
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After watching the video, Jennifer Rogers, who lives near her great-grandfather’s gravesite in Claremore, Okla., “just put my phone on silent and sat and cried.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
She puts flowers on his gravesite every Memorial Day.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024
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
“It was a huge surprise for me, because it seemed before like everything had died here, that Russia is no longer, that it had died,” said Obukhova, who placed white daisies at Navalny’s gravesite.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
He requested DNA samples of Bobby’s nephews to determine, through their familial heredity, whether the samples taken from the gravesite actually matched Bobby’s DNA.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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