Examples of immortalize in a Sentence
The battle was immortalized in a famous poem.
The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rockies greats Todd Helton and Larry Walker remain forever immortalized in the Hall of Fame.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
Bennett thinks no one single figure in KC jazz has done as much as Bird and deserves to be immortalized on Vine Street more than him.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
While walking down the St. Thomas alley that the Mamas & the Papas would later immortalize in song, debris from a construction site hit Elliot on the head and knocked her unconscious.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Since its first fossil was unearthed in the late 1800s, T. rex has been immortalized in academic research, museums, and the public imagination.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
The trauma of the day was immortalized in live reports that were widely broadcast on local and national news, and the police response to the shooting led to the development of new policies to handle such incidents.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Her tragic life, which included spending the last decades of her life in an asylum, has been immortalized on film by Isabelle Adjani opposite Gerard Depardieu in 1988’s Camille Claudel, and again by Juliette Binoche in 2013’s Camille Claudel 1915.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
The iconic segment — which totaled over $7 million — was a one-time classic TV moment, but the internet has immortalized her excitement to store in its archive of reaction images.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
He’s nearly immortalized for winning the 2022 World Cup.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
Bennett thinks no one single figure in KC jazz has done as much as Bird and deserves to be immortalized on Vine Street more than him.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
While walking down the St. Thomas alley that the Mamas & the Papas would later immortalize in song, debris from a construction site hit Elliot on the head and knocked her unconscious.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Since its first fossil was unearthed in the late 1800s, T. rex has been immortalized in academic research, museums, and the public imagination.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2024
The trauma of the day was immortalized in live reports that were widely broadcast on local and national news, and the police response to the shooting led to the development of new policies to handle such incidents.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024
Her tragic life, which included spending the last decades of her life in an asylum, has been immortalized on film by Isabelle Adjani opposite Gerard Depardieu in 1988’s Camille Claudel, and again by Juliette Binoche in 2013’s Camille Claudel 1915.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
The iconic segment — which totaled over $7 million — was a one-time classic TV moment, but the internet has immortalized her excitement to store in its archive of reaction images.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
He’s nearly immortalized for winning the 2022 World Cup.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortalize. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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immortalize
verb
im·mor·tal·ize
im-ˈȯrt-ᵊl-ˌīz 
immortalized; immortalizing
: to make immortal
the battle was immortalized in a famous poem
immortalization
noun
-ˌȯrt-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
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