tombstone
noun
tombstones
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pluralof tombstone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bimbo is maneuvered into a graveyard whose tombstones sway and sing, and whose ground opens up to reveal teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Soldiers who demonstrated "extraordinary valour" are honoured with outdoor graves and tombstones, while others are commemorated in urns inside the columbarium.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The art installation consists of over 100 tombstones, each with identical black fists and names I remember from 2020.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Well, what else be they tombstones for? Answer me that, miss!”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
