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gravestones

  • plural
    of gravestone.
    gravestone
    noun
    a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.

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At the Old Dutch Church Burying Ground, which adjoins the larger Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Mr. Ocker examines gravestones that may have inspired Irving’s character names—Katrina Van Tassel is one of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

On Thursday, the prince spoke to villagers Rod and Helen Wyatt at their garden gate and was told how the water almost topped gravestones in a cemetery opposite during a flood.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Nevertheless, protesters held fake gravestones reading “RIP local business,” “RIP crew call” and “RIP creativity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

To Gogol’s surprise they are told not to draw the gravestones, but to rub their surfaces.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri