the hereafter

noun

: an existence that comes after life ends : life after death

belief in the hereafter

Examples of the hereafter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He, like the objects, is stuck between here and the hereafter, and is mourning a lost love just as a new one introduces herself. — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026

It’s set in the near future (or, possibly, the hereafter), when eternal life has become a real possibility. — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

They’re hounded into the hereafter. — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026

Rather than select a personalized heaven, Luke has been waiting 67 years for his Joanie to join him in the hereafter. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025

Martha Place was the first woman in America to be zapped into the hereafter by an electric chair. — Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025

Now Jessie Hoffman faces ultimate judgment before God in the hereafter. — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025

There’s also the crowd that believes Belichick is looking to reach into the hereafter and deliver Shula some sort of celestial payback. — Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 25 July 2024

Rhymes for the hereafter

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• after
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• thereafter