perpetuity
Example Sentences
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As much as the movie frets about kids with a death-grip on their technological addiction, it also wants to play in perpetuity on millions of streaming devices, including an officially licensed “Toy Story”-branded tablet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Bob’s move signals he’ll do anything to silence her, now and in perpetuity.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
A bank official said that the bank’s reasoning was that the debt owed ensured that the customers were slaves to the bank in perpetuity.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil, the monopoly that spawned Exxon Mobil and other companies; he established the Rockefeller Foundation in perpetuity in 1913.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Johnson describes her actions during the war, but also details all the things Joey did for the patients at Tala, documenting it for perpetuity in the Congressional Record.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing perpetuity
Vocabulary from the Magna Carta on its 800th Anniversary
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"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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