afterward
Example Sentences
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He sold the bonds — quietly, over nine months — and explained himself afterward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Not long afterward, Truelove traveled to New York City, where his half-sister said he spent time in multiple shelters and psychiatric facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
A protest at Collins’ Biddeford office ensued not long afterward.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s moving “War Craft” exhibition memorializes a unique popular art, rough-hewn from found objects and made by men killing time in the field or, afterward, as souvenirs of survival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She just seemed lost afterward, peering around in a baffled way.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
