afterwards

Example Sentences

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You can see afterwards he’s walking on air and couldn’t be happier.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

She spent a month in hospital afterwards and several more using a wheelchair.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Slot has managed Ngumoha's minutes carefully, and was playing his cards close to his chest afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"I was in Bradford for a show once, and went out to the lobby afterwards for pictures with people there," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I'd meet someone, conversation would flow, they'd come calling, but pretty soon afterwards, just as my heart was beginning to throw out little tendrils of attachment, they'd leave.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez