biography
noun
a written account of another person's life.
biographies
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pluralof biography.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As well as "Succession", the five-times married tycoon has been the subject of a spate of biographies, as well as a new Netflix documentary, "Dynasty: The Murdochs" which was released in March this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
His daughter, Katie Niederhoffer, said that until the last days of his life, she kept him stocked with books, everything from textbooks and biographies to books on trees and resilience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
There is also a focus on the lives of the slaves who lived and worked at Mount Vernon, with artifacts such as farm tools and cookware as well as biographies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He published a number of autobiographical books, as well as biographies of John Wesley and William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
I began at the end, as I sometimes did with biographies I had no intention of reading all the way through, and found his last words without too much searching.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
