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How to pronounce graves in English?

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Synonyms robert graves, robert ranke graves

Examples of graves

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This city of some 800,000 people is deeply familiar with trauma and mass graves.
From the time.com
What collective guilt will an entire generation of French carry to their graves?
From the kentucky.com
Graves has shattered his NorCal touchdown record with 55 passing and 18 rushing.
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Graves, 45, kept track of every day of his 18 years and two months imprisonment.
From the chron.com
Folk legends say jugs with devil faces were placed on slave graves for one year.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The graves were in an area that once was an al-Qaida stronghold, officials said.
From the upi.com
The stick was to push the bones back into their original graves or dig new ones.
From the online.wsj.com
Prosecutors said they opened the graves to look for any incriminating documents.
From the latimes.com
At each location, a prayer will be offered and wreaths will be placed on graves.
From the boston.com
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  • English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
  • (grave) death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
  • (grave) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
  • (grave) sculpt: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
  • (grave) a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave"
  • (grave) dangerous: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
  • Graves (with a silent s; from 'gravelly land' in French) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux and stretch over . ...
  • Graves is the band that Michale Graves and Dr. Chud formed after they left the Misfits. Graves recorded and released one album, Web of Dharma.
  • A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries.