gravestone
Americannoun
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gravestones
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of gravestone
A Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at grave 1, stone
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“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
On his gravestone it reads, "Inventor of Cluedo".
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge has been reinstated, after it was smashed into piece by vandals in November.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
The hound in question was fast asleep on a gravestone.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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
As night falls, the bat hunters make their way amongst the gravestones of Guestwick Church in Norfolk.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Guiding everyone is the show’s host and relationship guru Mark L. Walberg, whose disconcertingly white smile doubles as a line of gravestones for all the ailing relationships his show has mercy killed.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 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
Far below, a tiny light—a lantern, maybe, or a flashlight—bobbed towards me through the crowd of gravestones.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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