eternity
noun
eter·ni·ty
i-ˈtər-nə-tē 
plural eternities
1
: the quality or state of being eternal
2
: infinite time
lasting throughout eternity
3
4
: the state after death : immortality
5
: a seemingly endless or immeasurable time
an eternity of delays
Examples of eternity in a Sentence
They believed that sinners would spend eternity in hell.
We suffered through an eternity of delays during the lawsuit.
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But the Google project, to be built in northern Nevada, isn’t expected to produce electricity until 2029 — basically an eternity on a planet already facing ever-deadlier heat waves, fires and storms, prompting urgent calls from scientists to ditch fossil fuels.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The potential benefit of such belief was eternal salvation, and even a small chance at something as consequential as eternity trumps any of the relatively minor inconveniences associated with belief.
—Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But my time as a digital vegan ultimately felt like an eternity.
—Shubham Agarwal, thehustle.co, 9 Mar. 2024
How alienating would a soundless eternity—downstairs, up, or otherwise—be for someone to whom listening was so primary an act.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
The potential benefit of such belief was eternal salvation, and even a small chance at something as consequential as eternity trumps any of the relatively minor inconveniences associated with belief.
—Shadi Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But my time as a digital vegan ultimately felt like an eternity.
—Shubham Agarwal, thehustle.co, 9 Mar. 2024
How alienating would a soundless eternity—downstairs, up, or otherwise—be for someone to whom listening was so primary an act.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
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“Eternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eternity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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eternity
noun
eter·ni·ty
i-ˈtər-nət-ē
plural eternities
1
: the quality or state of being eternal
2
: endless time
3
: the state after death : immortality
4
: time that seems to be endless
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