tombstone

Example Sentences

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Celan called it a tombstone for his mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In Ain Ebel's cemetery, Jallad caresses her son's tombstone, surrounded by women trying to comfort her.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

"With just 22 million rupees, we've restored 92 buildings, eight or nine clocks, and some 1,300 tombstone plaques."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Dock, whose birth year engraved on his tombstone is a guess, was a child when he arrived in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Stopping before a huge marble tombstone carved like a scroll, I said, “See? ‘

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns