headstone
noun
headstones
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pluralof headstone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Around them, brothers and sisters play between the headstones of siblings whose lives were cut short.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
The “expat graveyard” is filled with headstones of people who boldly declared, “We love it here. We’re never leaving.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
She said she was still mourning the loss of her son when more than a dozen headstones were stolen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
South of the stone building was a cemetery with rows and rows of white headstones.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
