postscript

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Recent Examples of postscript In a last-minute postscript, Crozier, by then in command of the expedition, recorded the crew’s intention of leaving the following day for what is now known as Back River. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025 Does Chris Kyle die in American Sniper? Kyle's death is mentioned in a postscript in American Sniper, but it's not shown onscreen. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025 Here, from the book’s postscript, his thoughtful highlights about spreading your wings. Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 While the unbelievable story of the 2025 class ended — on the football field, at least — with a remarkable 47-0 win over Maroa-Forsyth in the 2A title game on Nov. 29, one heck of a postscript was added on March 26. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postscript
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Noun
  • The epilogue documents the outcomes for those involved.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Jakob describes the album, which is due out later this year, as an epilogue for a band who never got to say a proper goodbye.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As if a perfect coda to a day of acrimony, Kennedy pulled out his phone and scrolled as Senators were winding down the day.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The relative offered a coda to the shipwreck discovery story with a personal, and emotional, one of his own.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Editors noted the article was created on Thursday in the immediate aftermath of the killing.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Several reports and analyses in the immediate aftermath of Israel’s September 9 airstrike on Doha observed how the Israeli strike had led the Arab Gulf states to ask fundamental questions about their existing security arrangements with the United States.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This Is Spinal Tap was an almost-clinical study in anticlimax, in rock-and-roll humiliation.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Still, in the warped logic of conspiracy culture, that anticlimax didn’t kill the narrative.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025

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