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epitaph

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


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I hope my epitaph says something to the effect that I lived life to the fullest, taking advantage of every single moment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

When Dombrowski signed shortstop Trea Turner to a $300 million contract in 2022, he explained his decision by delivering the quote that could double as his epitaph.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

Despite all this Mr Varvill's own epitaph for the business overshadows technological milestones.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2025

On the headstone marking his grave, the epitaph simply read “The Butler.”

From Seattle Times May 16, 2024

I wonder who and how as I pick pick pick and try to silence my brain by thinking up Embryo’s epitaph.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

The more I sit with Ruscha’s epitaphs, the less unexpected his love for plants becomes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2024

Both inside the Cathedral and out, there were so many heartfelt epitaphs paid to Charlton's life, but it was possibly Reverend Grace Thomas who best summed up his legacy.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

The epitaphs have been quick in coming; Maureen Dowd's recent column in the New York times may serve as representative of the conventional wisdom.

From Salon May 20, 2023

This woman bakes recipes she finds on gravestone epitaphs: ‘They’re to die for’

From Washington Post Oct. 25, 2022

It was impossible, of course, to ignore the crosses, and each morning Jerry G. and Horsethief Shorty, occasionally aided by Bernabe Montoya and the state cops, had to uproot a dozen epitaphs.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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