The suffix -grave was once used to signify a local ruler or administrator in several medieval principalities.

The artisan spent the afternoon graving a delicate pattern along the vase's rim.

The crew scheduled a graving before the long voyage to remove barnacles and marine growth.

By midnight the old theater was quiet as a grave.

The ship was moved into the graving dock for hull repairs and repainting.

The harbor's graving docks were filled with hulls undergoing extensive repairs after the storm.

The storm claimed many ships and left countless watery graves along the rocky coast.

When she announced the layoffs, her voice was grave as a judge, and the office fell completely silent.

The city council approved a cradle-to-grave healthcare plan that guarantees medical coverage from infancy through old age.

Archaeologists carefully catalogued the grave goods before the tomb was resealed.