How to Use posthumous in a Sentence

posthumous

adjective

• She received a posthumous award for her life of philanthropy.
• So the Stooges project with Third Man is a bit of posthumous justice.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2020
• The past few years have seen a flurry of such posthumous hits.
  — The Economist, 30 July 2020
• King earns a new posthumous No. 1 on the Blues Albums chart this week.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Cara was, of course, singing about the posthumous longevity that fame can confer.
  — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 25 May 2021
• 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
• Less obvious is that the show amounts to a posthumous tribute to Schwartz.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Feb. 2020
• He was killed that day, earning a posthumous Navy Cross.
  — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Coverage of the case helped spur a posthumous pardon from the queen and the abolition of the death penalty in Britain.
  — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
• Howard is suing the Army for a posthumous Purple Heart.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• 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
• Many thought the rapper would become the first artist to receive a posthumous Grammy nod for best new artist.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Apr. 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
• Mr Joseph is hardly the first to argue that King’s posthumous image is too soft.
  — The Economist, 21 May 2020
• 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
• Even his 1996 death couldn't dim his star, thanks to a barrage of posthumous releases.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 25 June 2020
• Alex is bestowed with the ultimate posthumous Dutton honor in the finale, a gravestone in the famed ranch cemetery for top-tier clan only.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
• Del Bosque confirmed his own death on Instagram with a posthumous post on the social media platform.
  — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025