- a variation of afterward.
afterwards
Example Sentences
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But the White House says the arena will start being dismantled the morning afterwards, according to papers in a lawsuit filed by people asking a judge to halt the fight.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Summoned afterwards by CBS president Tom Cibrowski, Mr. Pelley expected he was “going to have a long conversation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Russell, 28, cut a forlorn figure afterwards as he contemplated the series of misfortunes that have derailed his season.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Not long afterwards, the pair began hearing from Beatles fans far and wide.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Some say the nymphs were the Hyades, whom Zeus afterwards placed in the sky as stars, the stars which bring rain when they near the horizon.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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