epitaph
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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
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
A fitting epitaph for a man whose legacy was not just business, but quiet defiance, compassion, and conviction.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
In words he shared with teenagers, Prefontaine wrote his own best epitaph: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2025
The epitaph said, “She was a kind and affectionate wife and a fond mother and a friend to all.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
“They’re like little epitaphs for the departed,” Ruscha says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Both inside the Cathedral and out, there were so many heartfelt epitaphs paid to Charlton's life, but it was possibly Reverend Grace Thomas who best summed up his legacy.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
And so, every New Year's Day the words of Amundsen and Scott, inscribed as epitaphs at the geographic South Pole, are ceremonially moved to the newly measured, precise bottom of the earth.
From Salon ● May 29, 2023
None of the Sagalassos graves bore epitaphs, and genetic material is often destroyed by high temperatures in ancient cremations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 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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