How to Use posthumous in a Sentence

posthumous

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• She received a posthumous award for her life of philanthropy.
• Croce was the first artist in Grammy history to receive a posthumous nod for record of the year.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
• In June of this year, the rapper received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  — Rio Yamat, Jonathan Landrum Jr. and Maria Sherman, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
• In March, the first single from the star’s posthumous album was released.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2023
• The Goncalves will be there to receive Kaylee's posthumous degree.
  — Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 12 May 2023
• Standing in the way, of course, is all the posthumous image-making.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2022
• The Walk of Fame honor is the latest posthumous achievement for Hussle, who was shot and killed in 2019.
  — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
• With any luck, this is just the beginning of a long posthumous career.
  — Christopher Soto, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
• So a posthumous piece of paper from the mayor of Birmingham might or might not mean much to the guy.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 18 Jan. 2022
• He was awarded two posthumous awards at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 6 July 2022
• Is the posthumous Phife Dawg album still on the calendar for March?
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2022
• Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal in 2008's The Dark Knight.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
• Now the rapper's posthumous single with the singer has been released.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 16 July 2021
• Tim, more than any of their records, prefigured the 1990s rock boom that made these guys posthumous legends.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Four tracks featured from these dates were released on the posthumous album Moody Blue.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
• Four tracks featured from these dates were released on the posthumous album, Moody Blue.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• As of this writing, there have been three posthumous box sets of Frank Zappa’s music to be released this year.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
• Gasol attended Bryant’s posthumous induction to the Hall of Fame in 2021.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
• The posthumous release provides a fitting and deeply personal tribute, as well as a primer on the art of stand-up.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 30 May 2022
• The antique vehicle was adorned with a large banner of the late Ralph E. Bishop, the parade’s posthumous grand marshal, and towed on a flatbed truck.
  — Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022
• Detroit’s dean of the blues is set to be honored with a special summer tribute, including a posthumous key to the city.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2022
• He’s been awarded a posthumous Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the highest award for non-combat valor.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2023
• Whitney Houston's legacy will live on in a new posthumous album filled with songs from the late icon's favorite genre.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
• The set became Keith’s fifth leader on the chart and his first posthumous champion.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
• But the school wouldn't give the same honor to those who had died, citing a policy against awarding posthumous degrees.
  — NBC News, 19 Oct. 2021
• This latest Bowie box might be the most intriguing title to emerge from the onslaught of posthumous catalog releases to emerge in the wake of the Duke’s death in 2016.
  — Ron Hart, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2022
• In 2019, the city renamed the prominent east-west Congress Parkway after her and the Pulitzer Prize board gave her a special posthumous award.
  — Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022
• Over the weekend, the late rapper-actor’s estate cleared up that there is no October release date for Chino XL’s upcoming posthumous album that’s in the works.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
• Robertson’s posthumous nomination for best original score for that film was his first.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024