immortalize

Example Sentences

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The pharaohs of ancient Egypt built pyramids in the Valley of Kings to immortalize themselves.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

This shouldn’t seem like a radical act except that Ross uses the technique to immortalize the days of Black Americans in the South whose lives are more often looked at than through.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

"He wanted to immortalize him in this film and bring this dark brown energy to the family."

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2023

A tourist decided to immortalize a visit to the Colosseum in Rome with his girlfriend recently by scratching their names into one of the walls of the nearly 2,000-year-old monument.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Today it’s possible for scientists to immortalize cells by exposing them to certain viruses or chemicals, but very few cells have become immortal on their own as Henrietta’s did.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot