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epitaph

[ep-i-taf, -tahf] / ˈɛp ɪˌtæf, -ˌtɑf /


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If we were to assign his TV father an epitaph, he could do a lot worse than the unvarnished speech that closes the first season.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2025

In words he shared with teenagers, Prefontaine wrote his own best epitaph: “To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2025

If this ends up being Cronenberg’s last, he’ll have gone out with a worldly, weighty epitaph.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

It was his epitaph, and I think it sums up the whole quest for happiness.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

His best epitaph is something he said himself: ‘Those who follow their consciences are of my religion, and I am of the religion of those who are brave and good.’

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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