gravestone
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Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
On his gravestone it reads, "Inventor of Cluedo".
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
In the cemetery, Munzanza's mother Florence knelt by his gravestone and wept.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The gravestone is seen in the film when Scrooge is confronted by the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and he wipes away snow to reveal his own name.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
His eyes moved to the gravestone and then back to her face.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
At the Old Dutch Church Burying Ground, which adjoins the larger Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Mr. Ocker examines gravestones that may have inspired Irving’s character names—Katrina Van Tassel is one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
On Thursday, the prince spoke to villagers Rod and Helen Wyatt at their garden gate and was told how the water almost topped gravestones in a cemetery opposite during a flood.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
If you’re looking to go big on your decor, skeletons, gravestones and inflatables are perfect to transform your home into a real-life haunted house.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2025
The sun was beating down on me so hard that I felt like I was about to faint on the gravestones.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2024
She looked at the other gravestones, and some of them had been cleaned; some even had the burnt remnants of incense or herbs on the ground before them.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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