epitaph
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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
It was his epitaph, and I think it sums up the whole quest for happiness.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
On the headstone marking his grave, the epitaph simply read “The Butler.”
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
It would make a good epitaph for Billy Pilgrim—and for me, too.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
“They’re like little epitaphs for the departed,” Ruscha says.
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
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
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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