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
  • 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
  • He was awarded two posthumous awards at the 62nd Grammy Awards.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 6 July 2022
  • Ledger won a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal in 2008's The Dark Knight.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gasol attended Bryant’s posthumous induction to the Hall of Fame in 2021.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • For the record, the princess’s posthumous appearance is not meant to be supernatural.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • In the midst of Offset’s new album ramp-up, the rapper has shared a song snippet containing a posthumous verse from the late Migos member Takeoff.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In its letter, the board said another request for a posthumous pardon for Floyd could be submitted again in two years.
    — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Robbie Robertson, who died last year, earned a posthumous nomination for Killers of the Flower Moon.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The controversy comes in the wake of the unauthorized release of the late singer's posthumous album, Blacklisted, just two days after his death.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The show ends with one of the three angel looks from his posthumous fall 2022 Louis Vuitton collection, presented in Paris in January.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 29 June 2022
  • When fans saw Mayim share the posthumous sweet moment with Leslie on social media, many couldn't help but feel emotional.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Desperate for a big payday, Michael takes her prisoner and, convincing the world she’s passed away, forces her to write a new, posthumous novel.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But few would have expected what would happen next: Croce’s death triggered one of the biggest posthumous sales booms in history.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The Texas parole board denied George Floyd a posthumous pardon for a drug case almost a year after recommending one for him.
    — Max Thornberry, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Generous guest appearances from Raekwon, Run the Jewels, and a posthumous Doom bolster the sense of revival and reunion.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Her posthumous memoir, Call Me Anne, will be released in January 2023.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The Nobel Assembly should right this wrong by awarding a posthumous Nobel to Franklin for her central role in the discovery of the double-helix structure.
    — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The posthumous novel emerged from the manuscripts thanks to the fine-tuning of publisher and literary agent Cristóbal Pera, who edited the last two books García Márquez published during his lifetime.
    — Pau Mosquera and Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024

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