posterity
Example Sentences
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Donation for posterity offers a paradoxical solution to two great problems associated with keeping a diary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The reason is that the sport’s fancy new automated ball-strike system couldn’t function without it—which means that the days of players embellishing their heights for posterity are officially over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Videos on social media and YouTube show people tagging empty storefronts, skateboarding or riding bicycles indoors and urban explorers touring the abandoned spaces for posterity or to look for signs of paranormal activity.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The audience was breathless not only with excitement but with phone activity recording the encounter for digital posterity.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
He never lives for posterity, and he has no idea that future generations will mourn not having more artwork from him.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing posterity
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (1787)
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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"Sonnet 55" by William Shakespeare
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