in memory of
idiom
: made or done to honor someone who has died
The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died in battle on this field.
He donated the painting in memory of his wife.
Examples of in memory of in a Sentence
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Department of Water and Power commissioners will consider renaming the Hollywood Reservoir Pollinator Garden in memory of late Assemblymember Cindy Montañez.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Jimenez hopes to do something in October in memory of Dakota’s birthday on Oct. 21, and work with a local foundation to continue Dakota’s legacy as well.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
The fellowship was created in 2016 in memory of Bolles, a Republic investigative reporter who was mortally wounded when a dynamite bomb exploded under his car on June 2, 1976.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2024
Fraga’s office proposed recognizing this ordinance in memory of security guard George Castellanos, 23, an FIU student and security guard at Martini Bar, who was killed in the incident.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
Flags across Idaho will fly at half-staff in memory of Rep. Sue Chew.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
Robertson, a Milwaukee philanthropist who is 108 years old, started the program in 2016 in memory of her late mother, Roberts, a pacifist and suffragette.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
People in Moscow brought flowers to the Wall of Grief for the second day in a row on Saturday in memory of Navalny, video from independent Telegram channel SOTA showed.
—Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
As the sun set in Gilbert, the orange sky complemented the shirts, bracelets, shoes, hats and ribbons that shared a similar shade of color—donned by those gathering in memory of Preston Lord.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Jimenez hopes to do something in October in memory of Dakota’s birthday on Oct. 21, and work with a local foundation to continue Dakota’s legacy as well.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
The fellowship was created in 2016 in memory of Bolles, a Republic investigative reporter who was mortally wounded when a dynamite bomb exploded under his car on June 2, 1976.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2024
Fraga’s office proposed recognizing this ordinance in memory of security guard George Castellanos, 23, an FIU student and security guard at Martini Bar, who was killed in the incident.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
Flags across Idaho will fly at half-staff in memory of Rep. Sue Chew.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Apr. 2024
Robertson, a Milwaukee philanthropist who is 108 years old, started the program in 2016 in memory of her late mother, Roberts, a pacifist and suffragette.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
People in Moscow brought flowers to the Wall of Grief for the second day in a row on Saturday in memory of Navalny, video from independent Telegram channel SOTA showed.
—Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
As the sun set in Gilbert, the orange sky complemented the shirts, bracelets, shoes, hats and ribbons that shared a similar shade of color—donned by those gathering in memory of Preston Lord.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
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