posthumously
adverb
post·hu·mous·ly
ˈpäs-chə-məs-lē 
also -tə-,
-tyə-,
-thə-;
päst-ˈhyü-məs-,
ˈpōst-,
-ˈyü-
: after the death of the person in question
a book published posthumously
a medal awarded posthumously
Plath's magnificent Ariel, written mostly during the final months of her life and assembled posthumously by Hughes, takes the notion of confessional poetry to verbal and imaginative extremes.—
Christopher Benfey
Christopher BenfeyFlannery O'Connor united both traditions and is duly, albeit posthumously, celebrated.—Walker Percy
Walker PercyExamples of posthumously in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In 1977: Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
The final album from legendary outsider folk artist Michael Hurley is set to be released posthumously.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 July 2025
Yotam is the only Israeli hostage whose sperm is known to have been retrieved posthumously, and whose family is lobbying to use it to have a child.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
He was posthumously named grandfather of the country’s construction industry by the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines, a government agency.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for posthumously
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
The final album from legendary outsider folk artist Michael Hurley is set to be released posthumously.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 July 2025
Yotam is the only Israeli hostage whose sperm is known to have been retrieved posthumously, and whose family is lobbying to use it to have a child.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
He was posthumously named grandfather of the country’s construction industry by the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines, a government agency.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for posthumously
Cite this Entry
“Posthumously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posthumously. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share