tombstone

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Celan called it a tombstone for his mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In Ain Ebel's cemetery, Jallad caresses her son's tombstone, surrounded by women trying to comfort her.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The bust, sculpted by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin, was placed on Morrison’s tombstone in 1981 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Doors frontman’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Unlike the vast majority of his predecessors, he will not be buried in St Peter's, but in a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in central Rome, beneath a tombstone inscribed only with his name.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

She always made me feel squirmy with her starey pebble-colored eyes and her gleaming tombstone teeth and her breathy voice.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath