How to Use memorial in a Sentence

memorial

1 of 2 adjective
  • Dan said there is no memorial planned for Mary.
    — Emma George-Griffin, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The memorial lists the names of all those lost in the attacks.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
  • It wasn’t meant to be a memorial or anything.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Not a memorial sign, but a safety sign.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Karen had made a memorial post about a school friend on Facebook.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • Should the memorial table include just the names and maybe their age at death?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Where will Bob Weir memorial take place?
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • While there, the pair left a bouquet of flowers on the edge of one of the memorial pools.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Now, those closest to Athena hope the memorial changes that.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • There is a memorial plaque on a small wall on Village Green.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Over the next few days, four friends of his invited me to his memorial service.
    — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Bartholomew's memorial services have been scheduled for next week.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Plans for a memorial service will be released at a later date.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • Jackson set out to make the memorial look like Allen’s living room.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • The large memorial plaza and the streets surrounding it were closed to the public.
    — Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Jamie Krug memorial game ended in a loss.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • At his memorial service were the great, the near-great, and tens of millions watching.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As darkness fell at the memorial service, a video montage of the girls played on the wall of a white tent.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Per her father’s wish, there will not be a formal memorial service.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • The memorial plaza and streets surrounding it were closed to the public.
    — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • On its own, the memorial exhibition fails to break new (old) ground.
    — Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
  • Watch the memorial service live.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • People who knew him are working on a memorial service.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The names of every person who died in those attacks are inscribed on the edge of the memorial pools.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2023
  • Furman said plans for a memorial service will be announced at a later date.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Many of his works will be exhibited as part of his memorial service.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In the wake of her death, the tributes and memorial gatherings have been pouring in.
    — Daphne Merkin, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • More than a month later, the sign has grown into a memorial stretching yards beyond it.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The memorial grounds offered the rabbi a new form of connection with her child.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • When does the Charlie Kirk memorial start?
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025

memorial

2 of 2 noun
  • Not a house of relics, not a memorial.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Hicks said the memorial aligns with that goal.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025
  • At one point along the path are memorials for climbers who have passed away.
    — Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The memorial for a teen killed in a crash in Erie.
    — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Our goal is to never add one more name to this memorial.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The camp will create a memorial to those who were lost.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Dee explained in the video how much a memorial like this meant to him.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Cruz was present at Kirk’s memorial as well.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The king and queen laid bouquets on the edge of one of the memorial’s pools.
    — Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • At least three more names will be added to their memorial at the end of this fire season.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • The memorial there is growing by the hour.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • But the point still stands—no real memorial.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 30 Oct. 2025
  • These are often left as a memorial.
    — Marjorie “slim” Woodruff, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The two men, trailed by a small crowd, arrived at the memorial with huge grins on their faces.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
  • His memorial was held at the center.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The city and county are funding a memorial at the site.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • King Charles laid a wreath of dark red flowers at the base of the memorial.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Who wouldn’t love someone who makes a dog memorial of chalk and flowers?
    — Hazlitt, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Some years back at her memorial, their father had some kind of breakdown.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The memorial is open to the public 24 hours a day.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • The city plans to construct a memorial here, a reminder of the tragedy and a prayer for peace.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • No public memorial is planned at this time, per the release.
    — Pamela Avila, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The memorial is in the spring, date not determined yet.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The problems with such memorials go deeper still than that.
    — Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The memorial at the park includes a tree, bench, plaque and boulder.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Now, the city has two more high-profile memorials to manage.
    — Jack Brook, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • So this summer is a season of many memorials.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • What are the rules for private memorials along surface streets?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This is her elegy, her memorial, her voice, her face.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Hill attended both of the their memorials last year.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026

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