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afterwhile

adverb as in next

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Example Sentences

He thought he had seen enough fun, and they might hurt somebody afterwhile if they kept on firing.

Afterwhile a somewhat tumultuous flock appeared in white skirts and loose yellow cloaks, their hair and beard uncut and flying.

Afterwhile a voice aroused him, and, without moving, he became aware of two men stopped and talking.

The kopeck that you win by guile may swell your roll today, but in the clammy afterwhile it melts that roll away.

Now is the only word that belongs to us; with the afterwhile we have nothing to do.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to afterwhile, such as: afterward, later, after, behind, by and by, and closely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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