How to Use eulogize in a Sentence

eulogize

verb
  • He was eulogized at his funeral as a great actor and a good friend.
  • Some people would rather eulogize it than defend it.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
  • His departure from the show feels like a death, eulogized in later episodes.
    — Simon Wu, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2024
  • To lament the end of the manual transmission is to eulogize much more than shifting gears.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022
  • During his funeral, his casket was set on the pitcher’s mound here as he was eulogized.
    — Vahe Gregorian and Maria Torres, kansascity, 6 July 2018
  • Some argue that Plath has been eulogized enough, but who’s to say when a subject has been exhausted?
    — Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Eminem couldn’t bury Slim Shady without eulogizing him in some way.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
  • Friends and relatives of the deceased eulogized their beloved friend or relative.
    — Bea Lewis, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But when Oliver eulogized his late dog, the Emmy honchos stupidly tried to play him off.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
  • At least Handler eulogizes the show perfectly here.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Though much eulogized in the decades since it was overtaken by the compact disk, the cassette tape, even in our digital era, is far from dead.
    — Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The Warriors will try to recalibrate on the fly and prove wrong all the critics eulogizing their reign.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2019
  • Your sister asked you specifically to eulogize her.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In a joint statement, Cox and his other Friends costars eulogized Perry.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 20 May 2024
  • In this one, Sarah Miller uses dry wit to eulogize a relative who was kind of a jerk, and whose death, frankly, doesn’t faze her.
    — Sari Botton, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • In the first part of this book, fifty-eight micro-fictions eulogize the figures whose lives and work are a balm for the disillusioned author.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2019
  • At the service, Michaud was eulogized by a grandson in a tribute sprinkled with French phrases.
    — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
  • On Twitter Tuesday evening, a flood of messages eulogized Lee.
    — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2023
  • He was buried in Monroe, where civil rights icon Rosa Parks eulogized him at his funeral.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
  • From the moment Elon Musk closed his Twitter deal, the network’s diehard users have taken steps to eulogize it.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
  • On Thursday, Putin appeared to eulogize Prigozhin but stopped short of confirming his death.
    — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Kathy Bates is adding her name to the long list of celebrities eulogizing director Rob Reiner.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The website also eulogizes him, and speaks about how the organization will continue.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • After Louie dies, Harden is still present throughout the episode as Dana and Emma clean his body and the staff eulogizes him.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The tension started when Sir Charles decided to eulogize the Dubs while looking Green dead in the eye.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Known for their squeaks and eulogized in a Sesame Street song on TV, rubber duckies have been a childhood bath-time staple for years.
    — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Since Payne’s death, stans have wrestled with how to eulogize the singer and recognize the complexity of the situation.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Johnny and Matthew were laid to rest in September and eulogized by their wives, Meredith and Madeline.
    — Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Across the border, Canada’s politicians also eulogized Goodall.
    — Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the piece, Dennis eulogized Bryant for his accomplishments on the court, in the community and as a father.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

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