How to Use posthumous in a Sentence

posthumous

adjective
  • She received a posthumous award for her life of philanthropy.
  • The past few years have seen a flurry of such posthumous hits.
    — The Economist, 30 July 2020
  • This posthumous meal alone was a huge guzzler of resources.
    — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Cara was, of course, singing about the posthumous longevity that fame can confer.
    — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 25 May 2021
  • What a posthumous payoff last night.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
  • With any luck, this is just the beginning of a long posthumous career.
    — Christopher Soto, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
  • My problem is not to ensure my future or gain posthumous fame.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Standing in the way, of course, is all the posthumous image-making.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2022
  • Now the rapper's posthumous single with the singer has been released.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 July 2021
  • Her posthumous memoir was published last month.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Her posthumous memoir was published last month.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Her posthumous memoir was published last month.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
  • So the Stooges project with Third Man is a bit of posthumous justice.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2020
  • Less obvious is that the show amounts to a posthumous tribute to Schwartz.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Feb. 2020
  • The week’s biggest headlines centered on a pair of high-profile sales — one post-move and one posthumous.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • In March, the first single from the star’s posthumous album was released.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The next posthumous Oscar winner didn't come for nearly two decades.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The Goncalves will be there to receive Kaylee's posthumous degree.
    — Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 12 May 2023
  • So a posthumous piece of paper from the mayor of Birmingham might or might not mean much to the guy.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Croce was the first artist in Grammy history to receive a posthumous nod for record of the year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Mr Joseph is hardly the first to argue that King’s posthumous image is too soft.
    — The Economist, 21 May 2020
  • Many thought the rapper would become the first artist to receive a posthumous Grammy nod for best new artist.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2021
  • And even that was posthumous – as was his 1992 lifetime achievement award.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Four tracks featured from these dates were released on the posthumous album Moody Blue.
    — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
  • Four tracks featured from these dates were released on the posthumous album, Moody Blue.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Last week, Osbourne earned a new posthumous top 10 as the set entered the highest tier for the first time.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Neither of us had ever worked on a posthumous collection before.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Even his 1996 death couldn't dim his star, thanks to a barrage of posthumous releases.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 June 2020
  • Unsworth had the only posthumous win in the entire 1980s, coming in at the start of the decade.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • He was awarded two posthumous awards at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 6 July 2022

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