headstone

Example Sentences

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The mayor’s headstone already is conjoined with that of his wife, Virginia Craven, in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, which he and family members maintained for decades to honor Black pioneers.

From Seattle Times

But Mr Duncan, 65 said he realised there was a problem when the stonemason, who was creating his wife's headstone, had applied to the council for permission to install a memorial.

From BBC

The Navy Ceremonial Guard escorted a small box containing Schmidt’s remains to its final resting place amid the rolling hills and rows of white headstones at Arlington.

From Washington Times

A 6-year-old set a small carton of juice at the base of his mother’s headstone.

From Washington Post

The headstone placed at Shackleton’s grave site bears a quotation it attributes to Robert Browning: “I hold that a man should strive to the uttermost for his life’s set prize.”

From New York Times