לדלג לתוכן הראשי

noun

eulogy

a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

In a sentence

Six example sentences with eulogy, each labelled with its topic.

  • The general's eulogy was carved onto the column, listing campaigns in a language the city had already stopped speaking.

    History

  • Her eulogy for the old poet ran to nine pages and quoted every writer he had ever disliked.

    Literature

  • The choir sang the eulogy rather than spoke it, setting the founder's own words to a tune she wrote.

    Music

  • The prime minister's eulogy for her predecessor drew laughter twice, which the family said he would have wanted.

    Politics

  • The film opens with a eulogy read badly by the son, and the rest of the story explains why.

    Movies

  • The point guard delivered the eulogy for his old coach, describing the drills he had hated and now missed.

    Basketball

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