How to Use memorial in a Sentence

memorial

1 of 2 adjective
  • There was a memorial concert on TV with a bunch of artists.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Feb. 2024
  • As darkness fell at the memorial service, a video montage of the girls played on the wall of a white tent.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The names of every person who died in those attacks are inscribed on the edge of the memorial pools.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
  • In the wake of her death, the tributes and memorial gatherings have been pouring in.
    Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Jackson set out to make the memorial look like Allen’s living room.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • Over the next few days, four friends of his invited me to his memorial service.
    Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The joint, public memorial service for the three Burnsville first responders killed in the line of duty is today.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Paul joined the firm as a student in 2019 and passed the bar exam two years later, according to a memorial post on its website.
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The members of the Bay-Lu Fishing Club were at the memorial service in force, gold patches with jumping fish on their blue blazers.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Tabloids reported at the time that Agron was excluded from the memorial episode at the behest of a cast member and one of the series creators.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
  • The bugler statue, Stimpson said, will help identify the park and the World War I memorial to its true meaning.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 15 May 2023
  • The memorial service was so packed people had to stand outside the funeral home.
    The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The memorial capsule, a project of the private company Celestis, is headed for a deep-space orbit around the sun.
    Ben Zimmer, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • William was due to give a reading at the memorial service for the late King Constantine of Greece on Feb. 27 but canceled at short notice.
    Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • He was only seen publicly at his son's memorial service in 2007, per The Daily Mail.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
  • Sometimes requests come in for memorial pants: calla lilies and butterflies and names to honor a loved one.
    Ferron Salniker, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • When a memorial service was held for them at Springfield High School, more than a thousand people showed up.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Thursday was the fourth anniversary of that attack and was marked by a memorial service for Kaye at the synagogue.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
  • FanDuel: Give the company credit for opting to leave the late Carl Weathers in its spot and add a memorial card.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Furman said plans for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Two days later, Douglas and Ono held a private memorial service in the studio — the only service held for Lennon.
    Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The family says that details for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 23 Jan. 2024
  • She was mourned at a memorial service earlier this week.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • One week into the full-scale war, a Russian missile hit directly next to the memorial complex, killing at least four people.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • In February 2023, Lattanzi paid tribute to her mom at the late pop star's state memorial service in Australia.
    Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
  • Blackburn’s killing made national news and her memorial service drew a crowd of more than 2,000 people.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Everything slows for a moment when a woman brings the program for her mother’s memorial service and shows Hoover the quote from Reminders of Him printed on the back.
    Lucy Feldman, Time, 10 July 2023
  • In March 2022, her remains were repatriated to the US followed by a memorial service and burial, the release says.
    Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 6 July 2023
  • Cheryl Jackson, who acted as a sort of memorial mayor, believed so.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • The memorial service was originally planned as a come-one, come-all affair.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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memorial

2 of 2 noun
  • Dee explained in the video how much a memorial like this meant to him.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
  • So the memorial that had sprung up for Ernie next to one of the water fountains grew.
    IEEE Spectrum, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Along with a white bike, the memorial is adorned with bougainvillea, a plaque with George’s name and a sign on a street pole.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • They were buried next to each other in a joint memorial.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Gomez said the town is close to choosing a designer for the memorial.
    Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The crowds on Mother’s Day swelled as mourners flocked to the memorial with flowers and cards.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • Mourners hug at a memorial for the victims in Uvalde, Texas, last year.
    NBC news, 7 May 2023
  • Harris paused in front of the memorial, where there was a wreath adorned with white flowers, to pay her respects.
    CBS News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Harvard’s memorial to her sons lost in the Civil War sets in stone the names all of the Union dead, none of the Confederates.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Brett Cross tidies the memorial for his son, Uziyah Garcia, who was killed in the school massacre.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 16 May 2023
  • But the memorial was also a homecoming and farewell from those who knew her best.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The family is planning a memorial for Gibson to be held in about a month.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
  • Today, there are memorials to Robert and Avie in the cabin's front garden.
    Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Who wouldn’t love someone who makes a dog memorial of chalk and flowers?
    Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Those that knew Springer wouldn't be surprised by the musical focus of the memorial.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • The idea for the memorial came more than three years ago from Prince’s friend and security guard, Mark Webster.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2023
  • In the meantime, while a lack of funds delayed the project, Pace made alterations to the memorials that had been dedicated in 1995.
    Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Other events took place around the U.K. as the country came to a standstill in tandem with the silent two-minute memorial in central London.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Days later, memorials for each of the officers offered a glimpse into the lives lost.
    Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • Hence their risky plan: Caleb’s father was always curious about the crater, and Caleb wants to visit it as a kind of memorial.
    Michael Nordine, Variety, 10 May 2023
  • Family members and friends have visited the makeshift memorial at the bus stop across from the library.
    Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 21 July 2023
  • Further up the path, a foot can be seen sticking out from under a tent – a makeshift cross left nearby in hurried memorial.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Late Friday night, family and friends of Hernandez set up a memorial for her along the street.
    Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Organizers of the project say the memorial is a reminder of how far the labor movement has come, as well as how much work remains.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The last public event held at the museum was a memorial in her honor packed with hundreds of people.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Lela wrote a rap about her baby sister, while Chapel built a virtual memorial for her in his video game.
    Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And as the funerals and memorials wrapped their somber arms around the victims, some turned to patriotic cries in support.
    Kevin McDonnell, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The memorial outside the girl’s apartment building grew Tuesday evening.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • When Matthew Perry died, for example, Max added a memorial to the beginning of Friends episodes.
    Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Their demands go beyond a memorial, said Jorge Verástegui, a member of a group searching for the disappeared.
    Luis Antonio Rojas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024

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