afterlife
noun
af·ter·life
ˈaf-tər-ˌlīf 
1
: an existence after death
2
: a later period in one's life
3
: a period of continued or renewed use, existence, or popularity beyond what is normal, primary, or expected
a TV show with a long afterlife in syndication
Examples of afterlife in a Sentence
Does he believe in an afterlife?
written in afterlife, his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man
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But then Usagi is abducted by a mysterious scholar obsessed with the afterlife, and Arisu must return to the Borderland to save her.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
In the same way that people look for scientific proof of heaven or of an afterlife, MacDougall asked a question that has occupied philosophers and scientists for millennia.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.
—Fred Marchant, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Want a crash course on the afterlife?
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
In the same way that people look for scientific proof of heaven or of an afterlife, MacDougall asked a question that has occupied philosophers and scientists for millennia.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.
—Fred Marchant, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Want a crash course on the afterlife?
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for afterlife
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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterlife. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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afterlife
noun
af·ter·life
-ˌlīf
1
: an existence after death
2
: a later period in one's life
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