gravestone
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Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The peacefulness of Sycamore Gap was "of solace" to them all, so much so the tree was depicted on the young man's gravestone.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
The gravestone of Ebenezer Scrooge has been reinstated, after it was smashed into piece by vandals in November.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
I was about to turn away when I saw a small constellation of rocks, stacked as if on a gravestone.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
A ragtag online group, the “Grave Marker Recovery Team,” hunts down gravestones that have been stolen, typically to sell at antique shows as accents for upscale decorating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
The 30 available gravestones, many now without distinguishable inscriptions, date back to the 19th Century.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
If you’re looking to go big on your decor, skeletons, gravestones and inflatables are perfect to transform your home into a real-life haunted house.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
But when I go to these cemeteries and take pictures of the gravestones, I’m not usually scared.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
He passed through an archway of wrought-iron curlicues, and paused, squinting at the weedy rows of gravestones.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
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