How to Use epilogue in a Sentence
epilogue
noun-
But for all of the drama, the worst scares are in the epilogue.
— New York Times, 17 May 2018 -
This is kind of what the last chapter and epilogue of the book are about.
— CBS News, 19 May 2021 -
The ending is an epilogue that takes place a year after the main events of the film.
— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021 -
Thor left with the Guardians in search of purpose in that great Endgame epilogue.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2021 -
The BET Awards was like that, but with seven epilogues.
— Derek Lawrence, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2017 -
In the book, this epilogue looks 15 years into the future.
— Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 16 Mar. 2020 -
The chords recur in the epilogue, as the aged Vere looks back on the central drama of his life.
— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2020 -
So this is a section from the epilogue of, Welcome to the Goddam Ice Cube.
— Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Jan. 2023 -
There’s no room for a prologue or an epilogue at that point.
— Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024 -
An answer to at least that last question is found in the 542-page book’s epilogue.
— Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022 -
The update comes in the form of a new epilogue that covers some of what Meghan and Harry have gone through in the last year.
— Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 21 Aug. 2021 -
The epilogue was the first chapter Agustin wrote, saving the most painful memory for the end.
— Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 -
Beck shows up at the end, playing himself, in an epilogue.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Steve didn’t feel like talking about it in the epilogue of Avengers: Endgame, but maybe one day someone will?
— Nola Pfau, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024 -
The epilogue, which features Rex’s voice pitched down, only adds to the intrigue.
— Marc Snetiker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2019 -
The Guardians Holiday Special is the epilogue of Phase 4.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022 -
But the writer’s fans were not content with the couple’s epilogue.
— Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023 -
This sequence of events could have served as the perfect epilogue to Patrick Tyler's Fortress Israel.
— Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2013 -
The elusive time capsule has been an intriguing epilogue to the saga of the statue.
— Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021 -
After the events from last episode and the death of Ridgeway, this episode feels more epilogue than conclusion.
— Steffan Triplett, Vulture, 17 May 2021 -
Whether that’s more seasons or simply some kind of El Camino movie epilogue, who can say?
— Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2021 -
An epilogue then shows the future for some of these characters.
— EW.com, 5 Nov. 2023 -
Then the show included a surprise epilogue with a two-year time jump, which showed that the friends are no longer talking.
— Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 19 Oct. 2021 -
The book is dedicated to him and addresses his loss in the epilogue.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2020 -
Find out in the thrilling epilogue: Quartz is selling the first-ever NFT news article.
— Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2021 -
Clinton did record a new epilogue for the audio version.
— Susan Page, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 -
This book would be better if the epilogue simply did not exist.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2020 -
And then the unexpected happens: Ms. Khoury pulls a nifty epilogue out of her hat.
— Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2018 -
The opening scene, an epilogue that sets the unhinged tone, is an example.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023 -
The movie’s epilogue sends us out on a flat note, but Kirke, and her character, make an impression.
— Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 4 Apr. 2018
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