tombstone

Example Sentences

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“When I die,” Rob Reiner once joked to an interviewer, “I want my tombstone to read, ‘Now I’m in this place!’”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Mr. O’Brien refused concessions and tweeted an image of a tombstone “Yellow: 1924-2023.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

But his tombstone was defaced on Thursday morning, local authorities said.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

"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

Uncle Sammie pointed to the tombstone for Dusty’s father, Thomas.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter