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Tombstone is an English word with synonyms like gravestone or headstone. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tombstone in a sentence

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Tombstone meaning

  1. A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.
  2. The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
  3. A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.

Synonyms of Tombstone

Using Tombstone

  • The main meaning on this page is: A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave. | The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof. | A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
  • Useful related words include: gravestone, headstone, stone, memorial.
  • In the example corpus, tombstone often appears in combinations such as: the tombstone, tombstone and, tombstone piledriver.

Context around Tombstone

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Tombstone

  • In this selection, "tombstone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, immaculate, chios, basilica, stands, piledriver and read stand out and add context to how "tombstone" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a makeshift tombstone and a pepperoni tombstone. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tombstone" sits close to words such as albemarle, ald and allister, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tombstone

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Instead, the tombstone read, “Woodstock. (5 words)

We found the names for all but one with a tombstone. (11 words)

One wreath is laid upon a tombstone selected from the many labeled Born a slave. (15 words)

After one final look as the two former friends were slumped over together, Statlander picked Nightingale up for a tombstone and then made her submit by putting her in a modified cross-face, but pulling back with the chain in her mouth. (42 words)

Original Chios' tombstone of Thomas, brought in the crypt of Ortona's Basilica Tombstone of Thomas, brought to Ortona from Chios along with the relics of the Apostle, is currently preserved in the crypt of St Thomas Basilica, behind the altar. (41 words)

A family member visiting a Limpopo cemetery to clean the gravesite of a loved one in preparation for an upcoming unveiling of the tombstone made the shock discovery that the grave was dug open and the corpse stolen. (38 words)

Fletcher catches Rockey with a tombstone piledriver as Osprey sets him up for the hidden blade for the victory! (19 words)

Example sentences (20)

Like his heyday of flamboyance, his immaculate tombstone stands as an aura of hope, outshining even his late father Roma Manyika Mupfurutsa’s tombstone.

Original Chios' tombstone of Thomas, brought in the crypt of Ortona's Basilica Tombstone of Thomas, brought to Ortona from Chios along with the relics of the Apostle, is currently preserved in the crypt of St Thomas Basilica, behind the altar.

A family member visiting a Limpopo cemetery to clean the gravesite of a loved one in preparation for an upcoming unveiling of the tombstone made the shock discovery that the grave was dug open and the corpse stolen.

But he said about 15 years ago, after his brother sold the property on the south side of Gould’s home, a tombstone with the name Hoffman was unearthed when a neighbor was planting his garden.

Fletcher catches Rockey with a tombstone piledriver as Osprey sets him up for the hidden blade for the victory!

Instead, the tombstone read, “Woodstock.

In true Chrissy style, she made light of the traumatic experience by commemorating her short-lived “Sissy Teigen” with a makeshift tombstone.

It is fascinating to see and compare the legacy of James Whale through Ian McKellen’s performance, specially through the actor’s imaginary tombstone.

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I went back to North Carolina for the funeral and for the unveiling of her tombstone about a year later.

Lonnie Lincoln gained enhanced strength and nearly invulnerable skin after exposure to an experimental gas transformed him into Tombstone.

Many dive bars don’t even serve food, except for the perpetual pickled eggs and maybe a pepperoni Tombstone.

More paint has splashed on the tombstone inscribed: “Here Lies the Greatest Coursing Man Of All Time.

One wreath is laid upon a tombstone selected from the many labeled Born a slave.

Rival clubs Red Square and Zhivago posted memes to social media last week of a man looking chuffed over a grave with Precinct's logo pasted over the tombstone.

We found the names for all but one with a tombstone.

Westerns are known for mythologizing historical figures, but "Tombstone" and "Bone Tomahawk" brings the Western down to sandy earth, even if they both still embrace extravagance in the end.

When Lawrence Kasdan found himself in a release-date footrace with Touchstone's star-studded Wyatt Earp crowd-pleaser "Tombstone," he hung back and finished his three-hour epic on his own time.

You’ll find the grave of Lincoln’s older sister, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, in the cemetery, often with Lincoln pennies tucked into her tombstone’s ornate scrollwork.

After one final look as the two former friends were slumped over together, Statlander picked Nightingale up for a tombstone and then made her submit by putting her in a modified cross-face, but pulling back with the chain in her mouth.

As entertaining as it was to throw a Tombstone pizza into the oven and enjoy an episode of Cops, high-speed chases are extremely dangerous and could turn fatal quickly.

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Common combinations with tombstone

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tombstone" in a sentence?
An example: "Like his heyday of flamboyance, his immaculate tombstone stands as an aura of hope, outshining even his late father Roma Manyika Mupfurutsa’s tombstone." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tombstone" from authentic English texts.
What does "tombstone" mean?
Tombstone means: A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.
What are synonyms of "tombstone"?
Common synonyms of "tombstone" include: gravestone, headstone, stone, memorial, monument.
How many example sentences with "tombstone" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tombstone", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.