[ US /ˈhɛdˌstoʊn/ ]
[ UK /hˈɛdstə‍ʊn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a stone that is used to mark a grave
  2. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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How To Use headstone In A Sentence

  • When you walk among the headstones and read the names, you can see into the future.
  • Dark red marble headstone placed on one side of the helmet and bronze casting Battle Flag, a symbol of military honor and eternal life.
  • Both are buried at Orton churchyard in a grave without a headstone.
  • A tombstone standing over a grave for over 100 years was desecrated and pieces of the headstone were scattered over the area.
  • When you drove past it on the expressway, it went on for mile after mile of flat green earth and headstones in long rows. LOST BOY LOST GIRL
  • The names on the eroded headstones were all but illegible, so in the waning light the artist made rubbings of the markers.
  • The grave was marked by a simple headstone.
  • This means that the family can not afford a headstone for Phoebe's grave at Pleasington cemetery.
  • Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace.
  • Although most of the headstones are severely weathered and illegible, cemetery staff will record all legible marks and inscriptions before removing the stones.
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