afterward

Example Sentences

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“The third quarter, we’ll start with that,” James acknowledged afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Unlike in three dimensions, those paths cannot simply be untangled afterward.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

During the Cold War and for decades afterward, they focused intensely on nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles—high-tech instruments of mass destruction with rare components that were relatively straightforward to trace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Darda pointed out that the last time this happened, the S&P 500 skittered to the edge of bear-market territory shortly afterward.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Not long afterward, they got an order telling them to return to the 586th.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein