Examples of tombstone in a Sentence
the historic cemetery's many tombstones marking the graves of children are telling reminders of the harshness of pioneer life
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As a tombstone tourist—a term used to describe travelers who visit cemeteries—I’ve always sought out these eternally quiet places.
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
As with a tombstone in the mergers-and-acquisitions business, there is an insider lingua franca that casual followers wouldn’t know.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Someone’s left what looks like fan art featuring the character on her tombstone, which is low to the ground and modest by Mickey Rooney standards but is nevertheless emblazoned with a sketch of Nurmi in her signature black mermaid dress.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
Rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.
—ABC News, 19 Jan. 2025
As with a tombstone in the mergers-and-acquisitions business, there is an insider lingua franca that casual followers wouldn’t know.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
Someone’s left what looks like fan art featuring the character on her tombstone, which is low to the ground and modest by Mickey Rooney standards but is nevertheless emblazoned with a sketch of Nurmi in her signature black mermaid dress.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Tombstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tombstone. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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tombstone
noun
tomb·stone
ˈtüm-ˌstōn 
Geographical Definition
Tombstone
geographical name
Tomb·stone
ˈtüm-ˌstōn
city in the southeastern corner of Arizona population 1380
Note: Tombstone was site of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881.
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