Explore Posthumously through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Posthumously meaning
After death.
Using Posthumously
- The main meaning on this page is: After death.
- In the example corpus, posthumously often appears in combinations such as: published posthumously, was posthumously, posthumously in.
Context around Posthumously
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Posthumously
- In this selection, "posthumously" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, awarded, released, published, awarded, recognised and martin stand out and add context to how "posthumously" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also awarded posthumously and also be posthumously honored with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "posthumously" sits close to words such as affleck, amounting and atari, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with posthumously
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He passed away, and his writings were released posthumously right after. (11 words)
Celebrating Arnie Reisman’s posthumously published ‘Cages of Stages’ at the Poetry Cafe. (13 words)
The late historian David Pugh was posthumously recognised with the honour in 2017. (13 words)
In a video published by RIA FAN, a man identified as Witwit’s father is shown receiving awards posthumously given to his son by Wagner and saying he had supported his son’s decision to enlist as a “volunteer” to fight in Ukraine. (43 words)
He was granted the Freedom of the Borough by Hartlepool Council and in November 2022 he was posthumously named Hartlepool Sports Council’s ‘Personality of the Year’ in recognition of his significant contribution to sport in the town. (38 words)
But the 19 winners also covered the fields of culture, activism and sport, including Oscar-winning Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky and, posthumously, a Black civil rights leader who was murdered in 1963. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients are: Collin Powell, John F. Kennedy (awarded posthumously), Martin Luther King Jr., also awarded posthumously.
Man was published posthumously in Latin translation in 1662; and The World posthumously in 1664.
Celebrating Arnie Reisman’s posthumously published ‘Cages of Stages’ at the Poetry Cafe.
He passed away, and his writings were released posthumously right after.
He was granted the Freedom of the Borough by Hartlepool Council and in November 2022 he was posthumously named Hartlepool Sports Council’s ‘Personality of the Year’ in recognition of his significant contribution to sport in the town.
In a video published by RIA FAN, a man identified as Witwit’s father is shown receiving awards posthumously given to his son by Wagner and saying he had supported his son’s decision to enlist as a “volunteer” to fight in Ukraine.
MSPs, including Alex Cole-Hamilton, have called for Mr Martin to be posthumously awarded the George Cross, an accolade which dates back to 1940 and recognises acts of extreme bravery carried out by civilians.
Pilar McCurry will also be posthumously honored with the Legacy award at the March 5 event.
Sadly enough by the time of his death he was producing a movie, Bellinda, which will be released posthumously in August.
She died in 2012 and was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame eight years later.
Simultaneous with the tribute concert, he was being posthumously awarded a 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Award for best score for a feature film for his “Killers” music.
The late historian David Pugh was posthumously recognised with the honour in 2017.
The Nuclear Test Medal, which is also being awarded posthumously, was first announced by the Prime Minister last November, 70 years after the first British test of a nuclear weapon.
Valdez was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his bravery the following year.
Akbar's founder Shabir Hussain has been posthumously recognised at the Prestige Curry Awards.
Although the album had little promotion, and was released posthumously, after Karen Carpenter's death, her self-titled solo album sold one million copies worldwide.
Bobi the dog has been posthumously stripped of his title as world's oldest dog over a dispute about his real age.
But the 19 winners also covered the fields of culture, activism and sport, including Oscar-winning Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky and, posthumously, a Black civil rights leader who was murdered in 1963.
Capt GS Salaria was awarded posthumously the Paramvir Chakra for action in Katanga, Southern Congo.
Her husband, Neil Dowell, who traveled with her on October 1, claimed Hayley wasn’t adequately briefed on the inherent risks by the clinic's doctors and shockingly, he was asked to sign consent forms posthumously.
Common combinations with posthumously
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: