Example Sentences

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She wrote it from Palm Springs on March 28, 1933, to her longtime worshiper Virginia Woolf, who had immortalized her in “Orlando.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

In July, Kardashian revealed on Instagram that Davidson had immortalized their time on “SNL” with a tattoo that reads “Jasmine and Aladdin.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Even before the season had ended, saxophonist/bandleader Les Brown had immortalized the accomplishment on the smash “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” a goofy, catchy call-and-response that ends with DiMaggio whiffing against the Cleveland Indians. 

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2014

The city of Scranton, ridiculed ceaselessly in “The Office,” had built a beautiful plaza in honor of a native son who had immortalized the city on stage and screen.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2010

In June, 1635, an Irish regiment in the Spanish service, commanded by Colonel Preston, had immortalized themselves by their heroic defence of Louvain.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances