after all
Example Sentences
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Getting here, after all, is the hardest part.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It may be a novel, but Mr. Lerner, after all, is a poet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
This, after all, was not how Wales had imagined Tuesday would play out.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The shares rose 0.3% Wednesday after all that.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Now, I have to admit that, after all of the terrible things that had happened and been done that year, I was a little surprised to hear Daddy saying that to me again.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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