How to Use posterity in a Sentence

posterity

noun

• A record of the events was preserved for posterity.
• The truth about what happened will be known to posterity.
• Posterity will remember her as a woman of courage and integrity.
• What the present generation of Americans owes to posterity is the opportunity to sort these things out for themselves.
  — Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
• The idea, in essence: grab stuff before it’s gone and let posterity sweat the appraisals.
  — Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• Still, the numbers will tell posterity who got it right, and who didn’t.
  — Anthony Faiola, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
• But the image of Bessie & Gene has been saved for posterity.
  — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2018
• Hulver and Vladic’s work will help set the record straight for posterity.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2018
• Here, the hair and makeup artists behind the cover look break down the scene for posterity.
  — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 21 Nov. 2019
• This was likely the first time the letter had seen the light of day since Monroe filed it away for posterity.
  — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 21 June 2021
• At least Steeg wasn’t Don Weiss, whose gaffe was saved for posterity.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2021
• It has been lifted up for posterity and burnished in a new way by Noel and his team.
  — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• That also means many of them are immune to his crawlers and cannot be saved for posterity.
  — Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2021
• That night, in a house in the suburbs, her father uploads the footage to his laptop for posterity.
  — Alex Mar, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2017
• The book is written to be read either now or by posterity.
  — Jimmy Maher, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2020
• The song may be your posterity, but your money is in the royalties.
  — Dominic Green, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
• The moment was posted for posterity along with a video showing the two of them playing around.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2021
• Out of a hundred and forty-nine comments, one or two urged Michelle not to sell the games and to preserve them for posterity instead.
  — Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022
• Movie crews filmed them for posterity; by all accounts, Mitchell was concerned that the Navy would keep the tests secret.
  — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2021
• The moniker marks a birth and a rebirth, an origin story and a blueprint for posterity.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2023
• The mind’s eye tries in vain to store away images and sensations for posterity.
  — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• The bank’s posterity crew teamed up to pitch in to get Green a new furry companion, just in time for his birthday.
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• That 45 minutes of leg torture and sweat just might save the planet for your posterity.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 25 Sep. 2019
• Fans broke out their cellphones to record the moment for posterity.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2022
• But if a body part were to survive for posterity, a tooth is a likely contender.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 May 2022
• Voters do not care very much, by and large, about posterity.
  — Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 14 Aug. 2020
• The tattoos will stay, restored for posterity, but the dirty dishes will go.
  — James McAuley, Town & Country, 13 Aug. 2018
• The two of us in a room with our tender caresses and longing glares filmed for posterity.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2021
• While most people ate their free burgers, some decided to save the historic freebies for posterity.
  — Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
• In the meantime, sit back, sip water from their child-size Yeti, and take a photo or video of them using a spray bottle for posterity (and perhaps a future high school graduation video).
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 22 June 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024