How to Use epilogue in a Sentence

epilogue

noun
  • But for all of the drama, the worst scares are in the epilogue.
    — New York Times, 17 May 2018
  • They even get married in the epilogue.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This is kind of what the last chapter and epilogue of the book are about.
    — CBS News, 19 May 2021
  • The ending is an epilogue that takes place a year after the main events of the film.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021
  • This book would be better if the epilogue simply did not exist.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • An epilogue then shows the future for some of these characters.
    — EW.com, 5 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a photo epilogue of the real soldiers, and many of their faces are blurred.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Thor left with the Guardians in search of purpose in that great Endgame epilogue.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Anyway, that was sort of the reference for the epilogue.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But the writer’s fans were not content with the couple’s epilogue.
    — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • To save you the trouble, there’s no need to sit through the end credits; there is no surprise epilogue.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
  • Only a brief and succinct reference to the tragedy is made in the book’s epilogue.
    — David Chiu, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • An answer to at least that last question is found in the 542-page book’s epilogue.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The opening scene, an epilogue that sets the unhinged tone, is an example.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023
  • And that’s not even mentioning the potential cameos that could come from the epilogue!
    — Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But the movie makes a definite choice not to answer them, even in a big-twist epilogue five years later.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Anything that happens after this is a coda or an epilogue.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
  • The chords recur in the epilogue, as the aged Vere looks back on the central drama of his life.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The epilogue, which features Rex’s voice pitched down, only adds to the intrigue.
    — Marc Snetiker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Whether that’s more seasons or simply some kind of El Camino movie epilogue, who can say?
    — Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2021
  • So there’s been a lot of positive writing at the end of what the epilogue could possibly be.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The elusive time capsule has been an intriguing epilogue to the saga of the statue.
    — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Then the show included a surprise epilogue with a two-year time jump, which showed that the friends are no longer talking.
    — Neha Prakash, Marie Claire, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Then the show included a surprise epilogue with a two-year time jump, which showed that the friends are no longer talking.
    — Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The book is dedicated to him and addresses his loss in the epilogue.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The epilogue was the first chapter Agustin wrote, saving the most painful memory for the end.
    — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022
  • Brandy hits the final line and wakes up in real life, and from there, the episode jumps to an epilogue in the lead-up to the movie’s release.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • After the events from last episode and the death of Ridgeway, this episode feels more epilogue than conclusion.
    — Steffan Triplett, Vulture, 17 May 2021
  • The epilogue documents the outcomes for those involved.
    — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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