tombstones

Example Sentences

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Soldiers who demonstrated "extraordinary valour" are honoured with outdoor graves and tombstones, while others are commemorated in urns inside the columbarium.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

She balked at the idea of a traditional burial, calling caskets and tombstones “a racket.”

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

But now they have become a pair of tombstones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Leah could see the tops of tombstones from her kitchen pantry.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock