after all
Example Sentences
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It was, after all, just hours after US President Donald Trump had announced that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed to halt the war in the Middle East.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The president’s threats suggest they weren’t so mutually exclusive after all.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
Maybe rising mortgage rates didn’t kill home buyers’ appetite this spring after all.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
A little AI likely won’t hurt if you use it to smooth out the rough edges; after all, the company uses it in many areas of its own operations.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
And even though there were so many fewer letters after all except the first ones dropped out, the name felt bigger and freer.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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