memorial

Example Sentences

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In the lavish memorial erected by his grieving widow, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert is golden, but few world leaders are permanently gilded, and certainly not before their deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At a memorial service for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, his son Jesse Jr. praised his “consistent prophetic voice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Never mind that this makes no sense, that no human has ever hated something as sweet and totally innocuous as a memorial.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The memorial centres "visibly demonstrate what happens when the dignity of all human beings is not protected," they said in a joint statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

In 1985, an organization for victims of Nazi injustice invited Rudi Wobbe and Karl Schnibbe to Hamburg, Germany, to attend a memorial service in honor of Helmuth Hübener.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti