memento mori
Example Sentences
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Kelson’s memento mori, in its way, adds dignity to what is otherwise a sentence to nothingness.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Not even “Orange Grove Estates” as a memento mori.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
The death trip is a memento mori, that old medieval art tradition, which reminds us that we all die.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023
And in a revival, memento mori is always the premise.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of the folly of human ambition.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
