How to Use posthumously in a Sentence

posthumously

adverb
  • The couple co-wrote the memoir The Time of My Life, which was published posthumously in 2010.
    EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Branch was posthumously elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
    Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Last month, Shakur was honored posthumously with the 2,758th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • In May of 2016, Jordan was honored posthumously with the Sagamore of the Wabash, one of the state’s highest honors.
    The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2023
  • Selena was honored posthumously with a star on the Walk of Fame in 2017.
    Isabel Yip, NBC News, 10 July 2024
  • The Purple Heart given to him posthumously is there, too.
    John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2021
  • The rapper and actor, who was killed in 1996, was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
    Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In 1955, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism.
    Michael E. Ruane and Mary Beth Gahan, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Diffie posthumously collects his fifth win in the arena.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Márquez is not the first author whose work has been published posthumously or against his wishes.
    EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, 45% of this year's inductees will be honored posthumously.
    Deborah Kim, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The first artist to achieve this was the legendary Whitney Houston, who achieved the record posthumously in 2012, according to Billboard.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Though, an unfinished version of the book was published posthumously in the United States in 1987.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • However, the $20 million gift to UC Davis will be made posthumously.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
  • To honor the milestone, Aaron is being honored posthumously with a statue and a stamp.
    Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Because of his actions, he was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Colvig was then posthumously inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The honor is for living artists or can be awarded posthumously.
    Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • He was posthumously awarded an Order of the British Empire medal for his war effort.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But now, eight years after his death, Bowie can posthumously add the milestone to his discography.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Most of his work was published posthumously, through the efforts of his best friend, Max Brod, and much of it still bears the marks of its author’s uncertainty.
    Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • In London, a few of them were on display—brought posthumously, since very few of his antiques made it to Maresfield Gardens with him.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 12 Sep. 2024
  • And Pera agrees with García Márquez's sons' decision to publish the work posthumously.
    Carrie Kahn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, much of which was posthumously donated to the Freer in 2014.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2023
  • He was also posthumously featured on albums by Kanye West and Lil Wayne.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Quincy native had been married for just six months, and was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Thomas was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The star, which was awarded posthumously on June 27, was obscured and smeared with an unidentified black substance.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 July 2024
  • He’s sent 13 different titles to the tally, though all have reached the list posthumously, as the chart didn’t exist during his lifetime.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Phillips had joined Pereira to gather material for a book on the Amazon, which will be published posthumously.
    Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

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