How to Use eternity in a Sentence

eternity

noun
  • They believed that sinners would spend eternity in hell.
  • We suffered through an eternity of delays during the lawsuit.
  • Nine years is an eternity in the life of a city.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The ball hung around the rim for what seemed like an eternity.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • And like ghosts, our boos will haunt you for all of eternity.
    — Stephanie Farr, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • This buys us days, though, not an eternity.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • See it now, and laugh for eternity.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • For what felt like an eternity.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • That was two years ago, though, which is an eternity in the world of tech.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Five years feels like an eternity compared to the past three months.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 30 June 2020
  • Grace wore it instead of the eternity band for years.
    — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • These days, four years is an eternity for a college coach to strut his stuff.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2022
  • And that is going to be for eternity.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • At a time when the world is shifting on a dime, that might as well be an eternity.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2020
  • When the glass of milk is already poured, that amount of time feels like an eternity.
    — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2019
  • For a kid who needs surgery and can’t get it, 28 days is an eternity.
    — Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
  • But that couldn’t have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.
    — Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But that couldn't have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.
    — Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The finish line may be in sight but this last stretch of the marathon feels like an eternity.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2021
  • But the children have missed school and their friends, and for them a month is an eternity.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2020
  • There are a couple of clips that will live rent-free in my mind for the rest of eternity.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 June 2021
  • As salt gives sharpness and longer life to food, so too is the covenant blessed with eternity.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Jewish Journal, 19 Mar. 2018
  • His eternity has been one long vigil.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Only the very best people in life get to die and go there for eternity.
    — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Or let Blakely win and put up with an eternity of trash-talk.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • God willing, in peace for all eternity.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For many of us, the next four years under Trump feel like an eternity.
    — S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • If a film is good, the standing ovation can go on for what feels like an eternity.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
  • Sitting there for what seemed like an eternity in pouring rain.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • However, he's been away from the game for what feels like an eternity now.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

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