post-obit
Example Sentences
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As soon as the post-obit and the insurance policy are in this office, Mr. Hine, your first quarter's income is paid into your bank.
From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
What a thing that post-obit had turned out!
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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
‘I should have imputed these debts to mere heedless extravagance, like other people’s—like my own, if you please—save for your own words, and for finding you capable of such treachery as borrowing on a post-obit.’
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
I propose that you execute in my favor a post-obit on your uncle's life, giving me—well, we may have to wait a long time.
From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
