headstones
- plural of headstone.
Example Sentences
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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
Beneath moss-covered cinder blocks, dilapidated stone markers, and a handful of headstones, more than 200 children who died in state custody between the 1870s and 1930s are buried.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
An artist, she’s been drawing picture after picture of dogs since then, or images of headstones that say, “Jan. 8 RIP Jon Snow I love you,” and collecting small plastic husky figurines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
There were ten tiny headstones in a small plot in St. John’s Cemetery in Cypress Hills, belonging to Sissy.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
