Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

headstone

[hed-stohn] / ˈhɛdˌstoʊn /
NOUN
gravestone
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"Psychologically, no, of course it didn't help - how could it?" said another woman, who had purchased an AI-generated photo of her late husband for his headstone.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Second, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

Other notable artifacts connected to St. Eustatius are a headstone from its Jewish cemetery, commemorating a merchant’s wife, and a Hanukkah lamp from Amsterdam that was eventually carried to St. Thomas by Jewish exiles.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.

From MarketWatch Nov. 18, 2025

Anya almost asked who, but she knew: the owner of the headstone outside the little house.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

The “expat graveyard” is filled with headstones of people who boldly declared, “We love it here. We’re never leaving.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 24, 2026

Beneath moss-covered cinder blocks, dilapidated stone markers, and a handful of headstones, more than 200 children who died in state custody between the 1870s and 1930s are buried.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

Basque headstones are inscribed in Euskara, the oldest European tongue; Enriquez’s friend shouts in Euskara to scare away an intruder.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




Vocabulary lists containing headstone


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training