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Collocations for grave - noun

ADJECTIVE

deep, shallow
The body was found in a shallow grave.
open
The mourners threw flowers into the open grave.
fresh, freshly dug
unmarked
His body is buried in an unmarked grave.
common, communal (esp. BrE), mass
A mass grave has been discovered outside the town.
watery
He rescued her from a watery grave (= saved her from drowning).
early
She smoked herself into an early grave (= died young as a result of smoking).

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VERB + grave

dig
mark
The grave was marked by a simple headstone.
desecrate
Some of the graves have been desecrated by vandals.
visit
Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.

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PREPOSITION

beyond the grave
The old lady still influences the family from beyond the grave.
in a/the grave
I'll be in my grave by the time that happens!
on a/the grave
She puts fresh flowers on her husband's grave every Sunday.

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Collocations for grave - adj.

Grave is used with these nouns:
breach, charge, concern, consequence, crime, crisis, danger, difficulty, disadvantage, disappointment, disservice, doubt, error, face, implication, injustice, insult, miscalculation, misgivings, mistake, offence, peril, problem, reservation, responsibility, risk, sin, situation, suspicion, threat, violation

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