Sentence examples for posterity were from inspiring English sources
Friday, for a seventh straight day, the pool and posterity were calling, and Phelps answered.
Unappreciated genius and the consolations of posterity were conveniently popular conceits.
But the ensuing theatrics (naturally filmed for posterity) were also of a piece with the festival itself, perfectly tuned to its upside-down logic.
The abolitionists, much honored by posterity, were actually "the most feeble reform movement" of the era, in part because their eccentric ideas and behavior alienated "ordinary Americans, just as the behavior of hippies damaged their peace movement in the 1960s".
But by the middle of the 18th century, as print culture expanded and literacy increased, some of those most preoccupied with "glory", "credit" and "posterity" were wealthy, powerful or famous married women who resented that their names would die with them.
Images of public kinds of event that were preserved for posterity were taken with cameras and the subjects would be shown doing all sorts of things like climbing mountains, sailing ships or simply sunbathing on beaches.
Posterity was never the intention.
No wonder posterity was confused.
But posterity is at stake.
