postscript

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Recent Examples of postscript But his impressive catch-up sprint behind Gibson will be a postscript to this highlight. Steve Buckley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 And there’s a little postscript. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025 Come to find out, Daniel has been quoting a sentence from the resulting column to audiences for 33 years, and I am honored to be a postscript to an addendum to a footnote of an incident with such impact. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025 In the new edition, Bauer found an unexpected postscript to the story, thanks to newer digital newspaper archives. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postscript
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Noun
  • Anything that happens after this is a coda or an epilogue.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • This show used to be jagged and messy and unpredictable, a true satire of superhero stories, but this epilogue wouldn’t feel out of place in a Marvel movie.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Anything that happens after this is a coda or an epilogue.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • Elite players have a long, slow coda of erosion, but Bowman needs to acquire players under 30 this summer who can play in key roles.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The criminal case comes as the victims’ families pursue a separate lawsuit filed in December and amended in April, alleging the crash and its aftermath were marked by a series of preventable failures.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
  • Scenes involving firearms alarmed distributors still grappling with the aftermath of the Columbine massacre, while the film’s October release via Newmarket was further complicated by a trailer prominently featuring an airplane crash just weeks after the September 11 attacks.
    José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • That anticlimax proved enduring motivation for son Clark, now the chairman of the Chiefs.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
  • Clark’s final line (20 points on 7-of-18 shooting, seven assists, five turnovers) and the final score made for a bit of an anticlimax.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 9 May 2026

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