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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

He has his work cut out now to stop that becoming the epitaph to his premiership.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

I hope this doesn’t turn out to be the epitaph for the only viable political parties we have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

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

He is exactly who I want to be and what I want my epitaph to say: The Boy Violet Markey Loves.

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

Hence, moviegoers understandably viewed "Let It Be," along with the film’s soundtrack, as epitaphs of sorts.

From Salon ● May 7, 2024

None of the Sagalassos graves bore epitaphs, and genetic material is often destroyed by high temperatures in ancient cremations.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

Social media erupted with epitaphs to the tiny cub.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023

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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