the hereafter
noun
: an existence that comes after life ends : life after death
belief in the hereafter
Examples of the hereafter in a Sentence
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He, like the objects, is stuck between here and the hereafter, and is mourning a lost love just as a new one introduces herself.
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Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
It’s set in the near future (or, possibly, the hereafter), when eternal life has become a real possibility.
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Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
They’re hounded into the hereafter.
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Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Rather than select a personalized heaven, Luke has been waiting 67 years for his Joanie to join him in the hereafter.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Nov. 2025
Martha Place was the first woman in America to be zapped into the hereafter by an electric chair.
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Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
Now Jessie Hoffman faces ultimate judgment before God in the hereafter.
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Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
There’s also the crowd that believes Belichick is looking to reach into the hereafter and deliver Shula some sort of celestial payback.
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Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
It’s set in the near future (or, possibly, the hereafter), when eternal life has become a real possibility.
—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
They’re hounded into the hereafter.
—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Rather than select a personalized heaven, Luke has been waiting 67 years for his Joanie to join him in the hereafter.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Nov. 2025
Martha Place was the first woman in America to be zapped into the hereafter by an electric chair.
—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
Now Jessie Hoffman faces ultimate judgment before God in the hereafter.
—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
There’s also the crowd that believes Belichick is looking to reach into the hereafter and deliver Shula some sort of celestial payback.
—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
25 July 2024
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“The hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20hereafter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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