afterward

Example Sentences

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The prospect of a hard fall afterward may not even come to mind because, hey, at least you tried.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

“We agree to disagree,” Jetten told reporters afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

We kissed, and with it came a memory: Freshman year of college, orientation week or shortly afterward, I was at a football party with the girl who would soon be my sorority big.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

In April 2025, she formed a lobbying firm called Varidon Strategies and began registering in states almost immediately afterward, according to records.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

But afterward I had small random motions in my stomach, almost like hiccups.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee