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 put No. 154 in the ground, a vast row of crosses behind him.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022
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
Sitti ordered Poppy to give money to the poor before she died and more money to the grave digger and the women who washed her body.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
