eternity
noun
eter·ni·ty
i-ˈtər-nə-tē 
plural eternities
1
: the quality or state of being eternal
2
: infinite time
lasting throughout eternity
3
4
: the state after death : immortality
5
: a seemingly endless or immeasurable time
an eternity of delays
Examples of eternity in a Sentence
They believed that sinners would spend eternity in hell.
We suffered through an eternity of delays during the lawsuit.
Recent Examples on the Web
In Sandberg’s fantastical compositions, body and environment nearly meld while eternity and mortality diverge.
—
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Is he condemned to spend eternity locating the right flower?
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Time passed – five minutes, an hour, an eternity – before Bowman reappeared in the waiting room.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: Child care from the in-laws was ‘free,’ except for eternity in...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Atonement would require the sacrifice of three daughters to the mythical reptile for eternity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
The parents, Didi (Julia McNeal) and Joe (Harrold Surratt), exit, and the audience sits quietly for what seems a full minute – an eternity in theatre time – so as to adjust to a more human pace.
—Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
In just the right quantum setting, any arrangement of electrons or atoms would stay put for all eternity — even uneven arrangements thrumming with activity.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The major plot line was Kyle and husband Mauricio Umansky's separation, which the show's been slowly, boringly building to for an eternity.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Is he condemned to spend eternity locating the right flower?
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Time passed – five minutes, an hour, an eternity – before Bowman reappeared in the waiting room.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
Perspective Carolyn Hax: Child care from the in-laws was ‘free,’ except for eternity in...
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Atonement would require the sacrifice of three daughters to the mythical reptile for eternity.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
The parents, Didi (Julia McNeal) and Joe (Harrold Surratt), exit, and the audience sits quietly for what seems a full minute – an eternity in theatre time – so as to adjust to a more human pace.
—Giovanni René Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
In just the right quantum setting, any arrangement of electrons or atoms would stay put for all eternity — even uneven arrangements thrumming with activity.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
The major plot line was Kyle and husband Mauricio Umansky's separation, which the show's been slowly, boringly building to for an eternity.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Eternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eternity. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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eternity
noun
eter·ni·ty
i-ˈtər-nət-ē
plural eternities
1
: the quality or state of being eternal
2
: endless time
3
: the state after death : immortality
4
: time that seems to be endless
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