Examples of immortalize in a Sentence
The battle was immortalized in a famous poem.
The explorers were immortalized when the mountains were named after them.
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The king, who was immortalized as a titular William Shakespeare villain, has been transformed into a digital avatar at the York Theatre Royal who speaks via video to guests in a Yorkshire accent.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Michael Gandolfini’s star rose sharply with his appearance in 2021 The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark as a young Tony Soprano, the fictitious crime boss immortalized by his late father James Gandolfini.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Then there’s Harry Benson, whose lens has immortalized everyone from The Beatles to Jacqueline Kennedy, capturing the icons who define global culture.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
In the new musical, Williams plays Viola Van Horn, based on the mysterious character immortalized in the movie by Isabella Rossellini, who gives the women the potion.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
Michael Gandolfini’s star rose sharply with his appearance in 2021 The Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark as a young Tony Soprano, the fictitious crime boss immortalized by his late father James Gandolfini.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
Then there’s Harry Benson, whose lens has immortalized everyone from The Beatles to Jacqueline Kennedy, capturing the icons who define global culture.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
In the new musical, Williams plays Viola Van Horn, based on the mysterious character immortalized in the movie by Isabella Rossellini, who gives the women the potion.
—Dan Heching, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortalize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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immortalize
verb
im·mor·tal·ize
im-ˈȯrt-ᵊl-ˌīz 
immortalized; immortalizing
: to make immortal
the battle was immortalized in a famous poem
immortalization
noun
-ˌȯrt-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
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