as in memoir
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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Recent Examples of biography
British journalist Mary Hockaday wrote an incredible biography, but perhaps she is mostly remembered in the epistolary book Letters to Milena, which was published in the 1950s by Kafka’s editor and friend Max Brod against Kafka’s final wishes.
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Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Most about sections read like unedited biographies.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
All victims' names are included, along with biographies or obituaries.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
His disastrous Newsnight interview made people turn on him, and even a new biography about him and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, dedicated plenty of space to the relationship.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
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Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Most about sections read like unedited biographies.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
All victims' names are included, along with biographies or obituaries.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
His disastrous Newsnight interview made people turn on him, and even a new biography about him and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, dedicated plenty of space to the relationship.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for biography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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In her fantastical museum—for this memoir is the Wind Museum of her musings, her attempt to present the stormy atmosphere of the planet—moving air has been ingeniously captured and made into a kind of aural kaleidoscope of voices and sound.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now eight years sober, Sheen is reflecting on his turbulent past in his new memoir, The Book of Sheen, and a two-part Netflix documentary titled aka Charlie Sheen.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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In addition to her work with publications like BBC's Good Food and The Times Magazine, Hussain is the prolific author of 10 cookbooks, four children's books, three fiction books, and a 2019 autobiography, Finding My Voice.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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In her autobiography, Gibson wrote about biding her time rather than choosing to agitate.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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