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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Our guides on the best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography can also help immortalize your stargazing sessions!
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 May 2025
Her hardscrabble upbringing in Kentucky, immortalized in her autobiography and its film version (starring Sissy Spacek as Lynn in an Oscar-winning role), seemed to drive her unapologetic approach to music.
—Lindsay Kusiak, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Majerus’s laptop, and Arcangel’s archival work and performances, represent an effort to insert the visual legacy of our era into the longer arc of art history, to immortalize the ephemeral modus vivendi of a particular technological moment.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
Rich with historical details like puff sleeves, ruffs and lace collars, his creations were immortalized in period paintings such as a towering portrait of New York social arbiter Mrs. Astor by Carolus-Duran, which was prominently displayed in the reception room of her Fifth Avenue mansion.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 May 2025
Her hardscrabble upbringing in Kentucky, immortalized in her autobiography and its film version (starring Sissy Spacek as Lynn in an Oscar-winning role), seemed to drive her unapologetic approach to music.
—Lindsay Kusiak, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Majerus’s laptop, and Arcangel’s archival work and performances, represent an effort to insert the visual legacy of our era into the longer arc of art history, to immortalize the ephemeral modus vivendi of a particular technological moment.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 May 2025
Rich with historical details like puff sleeves, ruffs and lace collars, his creations were immortalized in period paintings such as a towering portrait of New York social arbiter Mrs. Astor by Carolus-Duran, which was prominently displayed in the reception room of her Fifth Avenue mansion.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
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“Immortalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immortalize. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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