postapocalyptic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- post-post-apocalyptic adjective
- postapocalyptically adverb
Example Sentences
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This year’s event will start off with a screening and conversation with the stars of Apple TV’s postapocalyptic sci-fi series “Pluribus.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
James Cameron hopes to light up the box office with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Fallout’ brings another season of postapocalyptic sci-fi to Prime Video, Dib Bangkok expands Thailand’s contemporary-art scene, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
Next year, he’ll appear in box-office heavyweight Ridley Scott’s postapocalyptic pandemic tale The Dog Stars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
In the sequel panel, the tables have turned: The same guy is chained in a postapocalyptic hellscape while the woman lounges happily with her robot overlord, smugly nibbling chocolates.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025
“Paintball is a game. Dungeons and Dragons is a game. Survival Night is REAL. For twenty-four hours, you will be living in a postapocalyptic world.”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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