grave digger
Example Sentences
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Nesbitt, who grew up near Rochester, N.Y., worked as a grave digger in high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Bodies come straight from the hospital, which calls the grave digger to let him know he needs to prepare for burial.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
A grave digger in Boston took time off during the day to watch the hearings at a bar to get “an education.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
Festival entertainer Scott Murray of Crystal started out a peasant, became a grave digger and now is Garrik the Viking.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2016
Baz Ellenbogen, who hadn’t made it through the first reader under Miss Myrt some years back, was the grave digger.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
