grave digger

Example Sentences

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Nesbitt, who grew up near Rochester, N.Y., worked as a grave digger in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A grave digger put No. 154 in the ground, a vast row of crosses behind him.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022

A grave digger in Boston took time off during the day to watch the hearings at a bar to get “an education.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022

Asked last year about deaths from the virus he replied "that's a question for a grave digger".

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2021

I didn’t see another person for blocks, not even a grave digger or a physician.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson