Any text that continues on from another text.
Used in a Sentence
sequels
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sequels.
Editorial note
If you mean the sequels, prequels, interquels made by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, then those are of a lower quality.
Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Any text that continues on from another text.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sequels gathered in one view.
(by restriction) Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
(dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sequels.
noun
Any text that continues on from another text.
noun
(by restriction) Synonym of postquel; a narrative work that follows-on and is set after an prior existing work.
noun
(dated) The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
noun
(mathematics) The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
Example sentences
If you mean the sequels, prequels, interquels made by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, then those are of a lower quality.
They could just choose to reward rankings to the original movie, which means Hollywood will have to make movies that are not just reboots or sequels.
The sequels, especially 5-6 open up the wider universe and explore a variety of human cultures and social interaction.
Didn't it bring Geiger to the attention of Ridley Scott (Geiger's art sets the ascetic for Alien and its sequels)?
To see his talent is to compare his movies to their sequels by other directors.
And Terminator 2 was one of the only sequels I believe that was actually better than the original.
The emperor god of dune still reads fine without remembering those two sequels perfectly.
In the end I also like the first book the best, but sequels are also worthwhile to read.
Stories can evolve, plots get interwoven and some cut, its never finished until publishing maybe, and even then there can always be sequels.
The sequels failed because they abandoned the simple entertainment that a hero story could provide, and instead put the sub-themes front and center.
I recently (in the past year so) rewatched all of the matrix movies and I found the sequels boring.
I don't mind last-gen graphics, but I'd love to see something else rather than franchise sequels.
Quote examples
The Ultima IX team had been working on "the sequel of sequels" for quite a few years.
All the other Civ sequels have just found ways to add more "work" without actually making the game any more fun.
Which (if any) of the Dune sequels are "good" is one of those Kirk vs.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sequels in a sentence?
If you mean the sequels, prequels, interquels made by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, then those are of a lower quality.
What does sequels mean?
Any text that continues on from another text.
What part of speech is sequels?
sequels is commonly used as noun.