How to Use futurity in a Sentence

futurity

noun
  • The 10 fastest qualifiers will move on to compete in the first futurity final of the year.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
  • My interest in fantasy and sci-fi and thinking about this kind of notion around futurity.
    — Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
  • As a consequence, Cadillac’s flag-bearer of futurity is not quite, um, finished.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Her margin of victory was the largest ever by a Million winner in his or her next start following the rich futurity.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Her victory was the largest margin by a Two Million winner in his or her next start after winning the rich futurity.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • During Baffert's time as a quarter-horse trainer, a horse generally would have to qualify for a futurity or derby one week earlier.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 18 May 2018
  • This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.
    — JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Best Feeling was tremendous in his two starts at Grants Pass, winning his futurity trial there by two lengths before winning the 350-yard final by ¾ lengths.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Scott’s work as a designer and consultant has positioned her as an expert and resource on Caribbean artisanal craft, vast technical knowledge, and the futurity of contemporary dress.
    — Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His five victories were second overall among freshman sprinters behind Grade 1 futurity winner Apollitical Patty’s six wins.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Eight years of hard work, difficult decisions, incredible compromise and a futurity policy that discounts the political moment in favor of what is best for the future of the United States.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Akira bundles up Japan's YTK millennial-approaching existential dread and spins it into an epic about technology and futurity.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2025

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