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
While studying in Wolverhampton he also worked as a security guard, a grave digger and a washer of dead bodies in order to earn a living.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Festival entertainer Scott Murray of Crystal started out a peasant, became a grave digger and now is Garrik the Viking.
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2016
Sitti ordered Poppy to give money to the poor before she died and more money to the grave digger and the women who washed her body.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
