How to Use perpetuity in a Sentence

perpetuity

noun
  • The nightmare hangs there in perpetuity … wide … to the right.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • But the release date of her next album has been pushed back in perpetuity.
    — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023
  • After that, the trees would be cut back every two years in perpetuity.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Or that the dryer will fluff in perpetuity.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • That means the films will be preserved in perpetuity by the registry.
    — SFChronicle.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Not every show needs to continue in perpetuity, and all good things must come to an end.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 22 Sep. 2020
  • In most states, a felony arrest is enough to add someone in perpetuity to the state database.
    — Katie Worth, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Then again, this White House seems to be facing a staff shake-up in perpetuity.
    — Jen Kirby, Vox, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The goal was to get a group of characters that people wanted to watch in perpetuity.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • The company has enough cash flow to buy back $7 billion worth of shares in perpetuity.
    — Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The French no longer had the means to ensure the care of that memorial in perpetuity.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 29 May 2017
  • Lawyers working for the ranch have been around for decades, finding ways to drag out legal battles in perpetuity.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2019
  • The first portion would stay with the sheriff’s office in perpetuity, and the latter would go to roads and bridges.
    — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 13 June 2017
  • Owners purchase one week a year at the properties, and that lasts in perpetuity.
    — Curtis Tate, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2020
  • The crazy thing is the music utilized by a subscriber comes with a single use license which runs in perpetuity.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The deed to that portion of land now reads that it be preserved as a bird sanctuary and wildlife habitat in perpetuity.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Which bit should the Ukrainians give up, in perpetuity, to the Russians?
    — Boris Johnson, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • If purchased, both the properties, would be owned by the city, deeded in perpetuity as a public park.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2020
  • The fine print stipulates a right of refusal, right of survivorship and, of course, a perpetuity clause.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 18 June 2022
  • This would put tolls on the same trajectory as the gas tax, with a system set up to guarantee toll hikes in perpetuity.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Perhaps an impulse to reclaim our table will send the pieces back into the box, banished in perpetuity to a high-up shelf.
    — Jacque Gorelick, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
  • That means the area, in the shadow of salt piles and a scrap metal yard, will be protected for public access in perpetuity.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
  • Somewhere in the suburbs, in a house walled off from the world, three adult children are raised in captivity and perpetuity.
    — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • What all this means is that, once our fun and games start up again, the NFL will resume its place up top in perpetuity.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Lawyers for the city and state said the current version of the law didn’t force landlords to rent to below-market tenants in perpetuity.
    — Laura Kusisto, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Time will tell whether the Giants stick to tradition in perpetuity or become a team to follow the trend down the road.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Only that one year keeps marching into perpetuity.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 June 2026
  • The lights were on at the Skechers store, which appeared empty inside and where a shoe in a display case spun in perpetuity.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
  • Whatever the provenance of the document, it will be kept in perpetuity at the library.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, The Seattle Times, 2 July 2018
  • The Land Trust as part of the agreement will monitor the land in perpetuity to make sure their wishes are met.
    — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2023

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