open grave
Frequency: 6.01.1 per million words
A grave that has been dug but not yet filled in.
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Examples (10)
- The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.
- Standing beside the open grave, she said her final goodbye.
- The priest recited a prayer over the open grave.
- Rain began to fall as they gathered around the open grave.
- He stared down into the open grave, lost in thought.
- The workers left the open grave covered with a tarp overnight.
- An open grave awaited the coffin at the cemetery.
- She placed a single rose into the open grave before it was filled.
- The sight of the open grave made the reality of death sink in.
- Mourners lined up to drop handfuls of earth into the open grave.