How to Use in memoriam in a Sentence

in memoriam

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  • The track’s oversized video board features an in memoriam photo of Busch.
    — Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • As always, there will be a longer version of the in memoriam available online to recognize people who might not make the broadcast cut.
    — Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • As always, there will be a longer version of the in memoriam available online to recognize people who might not make the broadcast cut.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • This year’s ceremony also clipped the winning speeches pretty short, but at least some of that time went to a truly poignant in memoriam.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The plate bears the letters, ‘SG,’ in memoriam of Yarmouth Police Sgt.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • For years, the Oscars’ in memoriam segment has been scored with weepy music and sentimental ballads.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark and Lukas Nelson will take the stage for the in memoriam.
    — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • That overall mood was well supported by the broader ceremony, right down to an in memoriam segment that was one of the loveliest and most thoughtful in recent memory.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a gloomy, gray sky hung over the track on an unseasonably cool day in Concord, which seemed a fitting background for the in memoriam photo of Busch on the video board.
    — Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • The country music icon is performing during the in memoriam tribute, honoring influential music figures who died during the past year.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The ceremony also featured a powerful in memoriam honoring Charlie Kirk and no one else.
    — Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Lauryn Hill will also perform during the in memoriam to honor D’Angelo and Roberta Flack.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Gifts in memoriam can be given to Sacramento Loaves & Fishes or Family Promise of Sacramento.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The in memoriam segment is expected to include, among many others, remembrances of Robert Redford, Diane Keaton and Robert Duvall.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Producers expanded the in memoriam segment following a year that featured the deaths of so many Hollywood legends, including Keaton, Robert Duvall and Redford.
    — Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Producers expanded the in memoriam segment following a year that featured the deaths of so many Hollywood legends, including Keaton, Robert Duvall and Redford.
    — Jake Coyle, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
  • According to Downbeat Magazine’s in memoriam, Peplowski was born on May 23, 1959, in Garfield Heights, Ohio.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The in memoriam at the Oscars lasted nearly 15 minutes, honoring dozens of those the community had lost, including Rob Reiner, Catherine O’Hara, Diane Keaton, Robert Redford, Val Kilmer, and Robert Duvall.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Expect a very special in memoriam The deaths of many beloved figures in the film world over the past year have hit hard, including Robert Redford, Diane Keaton, Rob Reiner, Catherine O’Hara, Robert Duvall, Val Kilmer and James Van Der Beek, just to name a few.
    — Lindsey Bahr, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Paul Colligan, President, Podcast Partnership \ Kerri Hoffman, CEO, PRX \ Dan Miller, host, 48 Days to the Work You Love, in memoriam - to be presented by Dave Ramsey.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Earlier Friday, the Recording Academy confirmed that Rosé would take the stage as well, and this week the organization also announced an in memoriam segment led by Reba McEntire, Lauryn Hill and Post Malone, who will help honor late music legends including D’Angelo, Ozzy Osbourne and Roberta Flack.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The in memoriam section then highlighted those lost during 2025, like Catherine O’Hara, Diane Keaton, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Brigitte Bardot, Michael Madsen, Terence Stamp, Diane Ladd, Sally Kirkland, Tom Stoppard, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Val Kilmer.
    — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026

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