post-obit
Example Sentences
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It has long been my intention to leave behind me my own Memoirs, as a post-obit for my family—a wise intention no doubt, and one which it is not very prudent to procrastinate.
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Smiles, Samuel
What a thing that post-obit had turned out!
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
I wonder how long an interval there was between the two; it would be a pretty calculation for a post-obit.
From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
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
By bill or by bond, by living usury, or by post-obit liquidation, by all the means that private friends or public offices could supply, the sinews of war would have been forthcoming.
From Tancred Or, The New Crusade by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
