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 | [e-mail], 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

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024