eulogist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of eulogist
Example Sentences
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If the latest from this self-described chamber-folk outfit feels funereal, it isn’t just because bandleader Greg Svitil sings like a eulogist, or because Hannah Burris knows how to make her viola weep.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2020
With his penchant for poetry and blarney, the former vice president has emerged as a sort of national eulogist in chief.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2019
Politics aside, Biden is known as a poignant eulogist.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2019
More important, he was, in the words of one eulogist, “a Washington grown-up.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2016
At last, when the eulogist finished eulogizing, the preacher finished preaching, and the organist finished playing heavenly hymns, the preacher asked if anyone would like to say a few words.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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