obituary English

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obituary Noun

— An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals. His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death. At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.

obituary

— noun a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

Synonyms obituary synonyms

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obituary English » English

necrology

obit

notification of death

necrologue

necrological

epitaph

Topics obituary topics

What do people use obituary to talk about?

Person Life Die

Funeral

• What words refer to something someone says about a dead person?
  obituary eulogy epitaph

Examples obituary examples

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Simple sentences

Tom Jackson's obituary said that he was born in Boston.

Movie subtitles

I spotted an obituary for Patsy's father in The Times. - Oh.

I also write a very good obituary.

Can I quote you in the obituary?

How do you write an obituary for a man who's been dead 30 years?

He delivered his own obituary.

I saw her obituary.

You can read your own obituary, too, if Benesch catches up with you.

It's for the obituary column.

And he went from page one to the obituary columns, and I was wondering if Solly could tell us how that happened? That don't sound like no brain-stumper to me. I'd say that Ryan must be dead.

Just look in the obituary column of today's L.A. Post-Record.

The obituary column?

An obituary column.

That's her danged obituary.

Don't tell me you don't know what's an obituary.

Yeah, in the obituary column.

You can read his obituary in tomorrow's papers.

If you'll write out the obituary, I'll give you my check.

Well, this time, we're gonna move you over to the obituary column.

Now you want to run out on these people to pin down an obituary?

An obituary notice.

Do you read the obituary page?

So is the Legion. In half an hour, it'll be light enough to read your obituary.

I wouldn't believe he was dead if I read his obituary.

Collecting material for a novel or her own obituary.

The obituary will clarify this.

Sweeney, have you finished his obituary?

You speak about me as- as if you were reading my obituary- as we might speak of Madame de Pompadour - in the past tense.

Then let's make the funeral the day after tomorrow. The obituary?

In half an hour, it'll be light enough to read your obituary.

Obituary column?

Or what I mailed back was an obituary.

An obituary for an Irishman!

SAYING THAT SHE WANTED THIS PICTURE PUBLISHED WITH HER OBITUARY.

When I say he fails in all that he embarks on, I'm unjust, because he's a virtuoso in the obituary columns.

Prepare my obituary!

News and current affairs

Though it might be premature to write Ahmedinejad's political obituary if his allies are defeated, a victory for them now would increase the likelihood of his reelection in June 2009.

And, as NATO approaches its 60th birthday next spring, there seems no immediate urgency about writing its obituary; 60-year-olds may reasonably look forward to another decade, perhaps two or even three, of active and productive life.