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epitaph

[ep-i-taf, -tahf] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /


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I hope my epitaph says something to the effect that I lived life to the fullest, taking advantage of every single moment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

I hope this doesn’t turn out to be the epitaph for the only viable political parties we have.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

If we were to assign his TV father an epitaph, he could do a lot worse than the unvarnished speech that closes the first season.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2025

Despite all this Mr Varvill's own epitaph for the business overshadows technological milestones.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2025

His epitaph, which he himself composed, was: “I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure. Sky-bound was the mind, Earth- bound the body rests.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“They’re like little epitaphs for the departed,” Ruscha says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2024

Even on a chilly day, visitors were weaving through tree-lined pathways to take in epitaphs from artists, philosophers and beloved residents.

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2024

The epitaphs have been quick in coming; Maureen Dowd's recent column in the New York times may serve as representative of the conventional wisdom.

From Salon May 20, 2023

Social media erupted with epitaphs to the tiny cub.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2023

It was impossible, of course, to ignore the crosses, and each morning Jerry G. and Horsethief Shorty, occasionally aided by Bernabe Montoya and the state cops, had to uproot a dozen epitaphs.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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