afterward
Example Sentences
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Congress could not end the international trade before 1808—but afterward it unquestionably could.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sanchez was arrested shortly afterward, but Easter fled the scene and wasn’t found until Wednesday, when he surrendered and was taken into custody, the CHP statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
A joint statement afterward said they talked about how to head off escalation and lay the groundwork for talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Instead, they measure the particles that emerge immediately afterward and study how those particles move.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
I threw up afterward, but I did eat ten and I won first prize—five boxes of Finkles to take home with me.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
