tombstone
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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
“No one wants a tombstone that reads ‘Here lies the guy who killed the evening news,’” said Jonathan Wald, a veteran producer who worked with Brokaw on “NBC Nightly News.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
Outside the privacy of my tree, Prince Charmont stood, reading a tombstone.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Bimbo is maneuvered into a graveyard whose tombstones sway and sing, and whose ground opens up to reveal teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Soldiers who demonstrated "extraordinary valour" are honoured with outdoor graves and tombstones, while others are commemorated in urns inside the columbarium.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The man crunches his way toward us, through this snow-covered field and past rows upon rows of identical wooden tombstones, then gestures back in the direction he came from.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026
This was a table folks saw—yes, a table walking through the tombstones, night after night, according to some.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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