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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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
Basque headstones are inscribed in Euskara, the oldest European tongue; Enriquez’s friend shouts in Euskara to scare away an intruder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Bod had grown up in a graveyard and was used to images of winged people, but the angels on the headstones looked nothing like this.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
