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
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
It was his epitaph, and I think it sums up the whole quest for happiness.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 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
Hence, moviegoers understandably viewed "Let It Be," along with the film’s soundtrack, as epitaphs of sorts.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
Maybe you’ll have time to study the graveyard epitaphs, or — if you’re really lucky — to marvel at the holographic visitors who’ve stowed away in your buggy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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
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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