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Example sentences for: obit
How can you use “obit” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The Washington Post Page One obit on Melvoin claimed--without substantiation--"a resurgence in heroin use in the '90s," while the New York Times asserted that the "heroin vogue has been building since at least 1993 and shows no signs of ebbing."
Poor word choice or obituary humor ? Sunday's NYT carried the obit of Paul G. Hearne, wheel-chair-bound his whole life but a tireless advocate for the disabled who, among other accomplishments, helped write the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Anyway, the Times obit is written by Enid Nemy, who does not normally grace the death announcement page, and she notes that no less a fan than Prince Charles "sent a gift of homemade organic tomato soup and vanilla ice cream to Ms. Paterson after she disclosed her illness last month."
That was it, the whole reason for the obit.
Peter Applebome, who wrote the Times obit, wins truth-telling points for a paragraph that began, "Mr. Morris drank too much bourbon and red wine, smoked too many Viceroys, stayed up too late and caroused too much."