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UK
/tˈuːmstəʊn/
]
[ US /ˈtumˌstoʊn/ ]
[ US /ˈtumˌstoʊn/ ]
NOUN
- a stone that is used to mark a grave
How To Use tombstone In A Sentence
- Naturally, the epitaph on his tombstone should read ‘Th-that-that's all folks!’
- In the final scene the camera follows the course of a wire down a telephone pole and out to the fellow's tombstone where it dips into the earth and apparently down to his casket.
- The straight vertical edge that viewers see as they walk into the room could be an obelisk, a standing figure, or even a stone tombstone.
- A good viewpoint is the cemetery where a tombstone, above a jagged cliff, bears the name of Miss Turner.
- The beautifully carved tombstones, with inscriptions in the Dutch language, could have been carved in Holland and sent to India.
- A tombstoned application restores its transient state when it is activated. The Windows Blog
- There are a couple of dozen tombstones, a memorial to men who died in the First World War.
- He and his friend Willie Brown would often sit on tombstones, writing ominous melodies and drinking moonshine.
- At the base of the central triptych is a cartoonish tombstone. Times, Sunday Times
- Sir Robert has inscribed on his tombstone the words: ‘He loved his country’.