How to Use obituary in a Sentence

obituary

noun

• I read her obituary in the newspaper.
• Reading the film star’s obituary in the Times sparked a thought.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• The feat was the second line of his obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times in 2021.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
• The feat was the second line of his obituary in the Chicago-Sun Times in 2021.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
• His obituary in the Times-Picayune didn’t mention the pro se scheme.
  — Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Her full obituary now opens with the story of Black’s birth.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• Madison was the subject of an obituary in the Detroit Free Press.
  — Cquinn, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
• The couple had two children, Remy and Gil, who are now adults, the obituary said.
  — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
• What to do if scammers fake your obituary Do not engage with the hoax or click any links.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• Haslam will be laid to rest on Monday, per his obituary.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• Most of the time, an obituary makes headlines because of how a person lived.
  — David Pogue, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
• Look at them, look at them all looking back at you: the queens, the kings, the obituaries and unbroken hearts.
  — Hugh Ryan, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2023
• He was drafted into the U.S. Army at age 18, his obituary said.
  — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
• The pair shared a love of dancing, according to their obituary.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• The guestbook for his online obituary can be found here.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
• The researchers soon found the obituary of Howe’s only daughter, who was just 6 years old when her dad died.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
• According to his obituary, Archer alerted his siblings to the fire and helped save some of their lives.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
• There, Brock said, he was provided an email address to send the obituary to.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The 21-year-old Phenix City woman was survived by her son, an obituary for Bailey states.
  — Ramsey Archibald | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• Those themes were echoed in a statement from the family and an obituary published on the website of Flynn Bros. Inc.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Gilbert had been baptized at the Comal River in Austin on July 1, his obituary says.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• Prien was a father of eight, according to his obituary.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• Chloe Hodge, 17, died from her injuries on Jan. 27, two days after the crash, according to her obituary.
  — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2024
• And a picture caption with the obituary misidentified the theater in which Mr. Boyd is pictured.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• In 1897, literary icon Mark Twain is said to have come across his own obituary in a New York newspaper.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
• Many of his friends spoke to Rolling Stone about his generous life and legacy outside of just music for an in-depth obituary.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
• An obituary for Ivan said he was born in Boston in September 2018.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• In confirmation of that last bit (if any was needed) one old friend attached a snapshot to the obituary.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• The obituary also misstated the name of the high school Mr. Bennett attended.
  — New York Times, 26 July 2023
• An obituary for Nicole from 2020 noted that she was survived by four children.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024