headstone
noun
head·stone
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Definition of headstone
: a memorial stone at the head of a grave
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Examples of headstone in a Sentence
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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In April, Light launched a GoFundMe to help raise money for a headstone for Journey’s grave. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Toddler dies from methadone overdose; grandmother charged," 26 Aug. 2019 Just look for the headstone crowded with guitar picks, notes and flowers. — Mary Ann Anderson, Dallas News, "Lubbock is smack in the middle of nowhere but offers a bit of everything," 22 July 2019 Sweeping rows of aging headstones rise high on their left up a slope that leads to a large tomb. — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "4 addresses in 4 months: This is what poverty looks like for this Cincinnati family," 10 July 2019 In a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Abington Monthly Meeting will dedicate a headstone to mark the graves of Lay and his wife, Sarah, at the entry gates to the burial ground. — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, "Cast out by the Quakers, Abington's abolitionist dwarf finally has his day," 18 Apr. 2018 The vehicle knocked down several headstones in the cemetery before coming to a stop, Hernandez said. — Gary Warth, Los Angeles Times, "Woman injured when car crashes into San Diego cemetery, knocks down tombstones," 19 Aug. 2019 Without headstones, the cemetery can allow natural plants and flowers to grow. — Jasmine Johnson, Twin Cities, "‘Everything is biodegradable, including you.’ A Catholic cemetery in Mendota Heights offers green burial.," 20 July 2019 Their efforts led to installation of new military headstones for the veterans’ graves. — Brian Albrecht, cleveland.com, "Civil War Colored Troops names to be added to Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument at Juneteenth celebration," 11 June 2019 In the Sephardic Cemetery in Belgrade, Andreas finds the engraved headstones of 1,055 murdered Jews—the entire Jewish population of the Serbian town of Šabac. — Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, "‘Dismembered, Relocated, Rearranged’," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headstone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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headstone
noun
English Language Learners Definition of headstone
: a stone that marks the place where a dead person is buried and that usually has the person's name and birth and death dates on it
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headstone
noun
head·stone
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Kids Definition of headstone
: a stone that marks a grave
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