after all
Example Sentences
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Getting here, after all, is the hardest part.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Stocks, after all, are still basking in the glow of one of the biggest bull markets in history, having returned an average of 14% a year over the past decade.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
It may be a novel, but Mr. Lerner, after all, is a poet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The creature’s enormous stature, dark body, and light gray head made me wonder whether it was a buzzard after all.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The book had revealed its secrets, after all.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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