Definition of Epitaph
a brief literary piece written about the life of a dead person and often placed on that individual’s headstone
Examples of Epitaph in a sentence
The slave’s epitaph stated his name but made no mention of his date of birth or death. 🔊
When I am buried, I want the epitaph on my headstone to read, “Wife, Mother, and Friend.” 🔊
Police are looking for the person or persons who vandalized the former president’s epitaph by covering the gravestone with pig’s blood. 🔊
Because Jim wants the epitaph on his grave to be memorable, he wants to do something to change the world while he is alive. 🔊
The epitaph on Roger’s headstone is blank because his wife could think of nothing nice to say about him. 🔊
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