afterward

Example Sentences

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So while he joined the Philadelphia Union academy as a teen, he craved the demands of school and left soon afterward to enroll at Harvard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Patients are monitored for several hours afterward and are usually able to return home the same day.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

But unlike another meat entrée or an elaborate bakery dessert, they’re purchases you’ll likely use for weeks afterward.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Now, in the year 2026, we have the mathematical equivalent of carpet-bombing; drop a munitions-budget worth of tokens on a collection of unsolved problems and see what’s left standing afterward.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

“But I didn’t get a chance before her presentation, and afterward, I made a beeline for the marshmallow roast.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith