great beyond

NOUN

life after death

Synonyms

WEAK

afterlife hereafter next world the beyond the great unknown the unknown world beyond

Example Sentences

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James Earl Jones has passed, and he is returned to the great beyond.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

For her part, fabulist Wilma Frances Minor, a former vaudeville actress, blamed the whole mess on chatty spirits from the great beyond.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

May he forever roam happy and free in the great beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

“I got a breaking news alert when I croaked,” some overachiever has surely bragged in the great beyond.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Our Father says in the great beyond nearby there are probably swamps you could sink a battleship in, not to mention a mere automobile.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver