post-obit

Example Sentences

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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)

What a thing that post-obit had turned out!

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

It had never occurred to him that, by redeeming the post-obit bonds, Mountjoy would become capable of owning and enjoying any property that might be left to him.

From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Trollope, Anthony

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

Far from seeking revenge, the worst defaulter I ever had dealings with can not deny that I am always willing to accept a good post-obit.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various