How to Use eternal in a Sentence

eternal

adjective
  • When will his eternal whining stop?
  • May her soul rest in eternal peace.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And his great themes are eternal ones.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Hope springs eternal and all that.
    — Kevin Sherrington feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In the end, pope springs eternal.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Each telling places me in the eternal present tense.
    — David Greig september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Hey, in the fall, hope springs eternal, right?
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This play has both those things, and those things are eternal.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Hope springs eternal in the mind of an actor!
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Well, thank you for being the eternal child.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The jade gifted to me was a twist, which means an eternal bond.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But mosaics, made of glass and gold, are more eternal.
    — Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s who kept hope springing eternal this week in late night.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • There’s something in it that is eternal.
    — Jason Liwag, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But within all those notes, there’s eternal ideas.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • Jeans are my eternal style struggle.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Hope does not always spring eternal.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Lord, hold Nicole close in Your eternal peace.
    — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hope springs eternal at spring training.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Because hope will spring eternal.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But Scarlet cares not for eternal peace.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And from these fears, grew a story where love was indeed eternal.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Hope springs eternal, after all.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Please hold his eternal light in your hearts and his family in your prayers.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • There’s only the eternal present.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • For eternal life, harvest a dead man's toe and a newt's saliva.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Hope springs eternal, and there’s a compelling new call for reform.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
  • That this place, which has always been eternal, will outlast us.
    — Jeff Vandermeer, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • From a wild card perspective, hope springs eternal.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • What is the secret to–if not eternal life, then a long one, that’s also well-lived?
    — Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024

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