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
When the committal was over, Turner told his parents he would stay to help the grave digger.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
