post-obit

Example Sentences

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I won't leave the place till I've set things right—not if I've got to give him a post-obit for five thousand—I won't!—Nobody there?

From Stephen Archer and Other Tales by MacDonald, George

By bill or by bond, by living usury, or by post-obit liquidation, by all the means that private friends or public offices could supply, the sinews of war would have been forthcoming.

From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

I wonder how long an interval there was between the two; it would be a pretty calculation for a post-obit.

From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

I propose that you execute in my favor a post-obit on your uncle's life, giving me—well, we may have to wait a long time.

From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)

What a thing that post-obit had turned out!

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan