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
  • Standing in the way, of course, is all the posthumous image-making.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2022
  • 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
  • So a posthumous piece of paper from the mayor of Birmingham might or might not mean much to the guy.
    — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 18 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The title Good News, however, was a direct nod to Mac Miller’s first posthumous single of the same name.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2021
  • As of this writing, there have been three posthumous box sets of Frank Zappa’s music to be released this year.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Gasol attended Bryant’s posthumous induction to the Hall of Fame in 2021.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The posthumous release provides a fitting and deeply personal tribute, as well as a primer on the art of stand-up.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 30 May 2022
  • The antique vehicle was adorned with a large banner of the late Ralph E. Bishop, the parade’s posthumous grand marshal, and towed on a flatbed truck.
    — Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022
  • Detroit’s dean of the blues is set to be honored with a special summer tribute, including a posthumous key to the city.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2022
  • 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
  • The set became Keith’s fifth leader on the chart and his first posthumous champion.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But the school wouldn't give the same honor to those who had died, citing a policy against awarding posthumous degrees.
    — NBC News, 19 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The special night will also include posthumous tributes to Jerry Garcia, one of the band’s founders.
    — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • It’s caused a stir on social media this year as AI art, fake images of celebrities and posthumous music have begun to circulate.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024

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