Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The area beside a grave.
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- noun The area immediately around a
grave
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Examples
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Detective Lacey didn't have any information on the kind of graveside service Clyde had settled on, and I really didn't want to ask.
Grave Surprise Harris, Charlaine 2006
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The family made it down to the graveside, and a rabbi spoke.
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Once, while I was piping graveside in Phoenix, a man driving through his normal rush hour commute saw the tell tale signs of the burial that was taking place.
Memorial Day, 2009 2009
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He drew the hypothetical case of a grandmother being confronted at the graveside of her soldier grandson.
Court considers Westboro Baptist Church's anti-gay protests at military funerals Robert Barnes 2010
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Once, while I was piping graveside in Phoenix, a man driving through his normal rush hour commute saw the tell tale signs of the burial that was taking place.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace, and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death.
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It's been 10 years since my mother Eva Teicholz died on Sept. 22 - nine since I stood by her graveside at the unveiling.
Tom Teicholz: Ten Years After Tom Teicholz 2010
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Then, before they go to Las Vegas, a promise from July, Evans said: I will take it to Bruce's graveside and have a little chat.
Crawley dreams realised as they gain promotion to Football League | Jeremy Alexander 2011
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And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace, and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death.
The Case of Old Drum: An Inspiring Story Every Dog Owner Should Know 2010
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After the funeral and the graveside service on the old Fisher homestead, where Peggy had lived forty-some years of her life, some kind soul carted her photos back to the house where family and friends had gathered to offer their condolences and to eat the food the church ladies had prepared.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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