thereafter

Example Sentences

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Shortly thereafter, agents saw two men exit Buy 4 Less with heavy boxes and load them into a second truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

First comes the bubble, in this case, 1867-72, then the bust, 1873-79, and at intervals thereafter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

But shortly thereafter the rally began to sputter, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Shortly thereafter, the FCC approved the Skydance merger.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Shortly thereafter, Congress funded the Negro and Native Reeducation Act and dozens of schools like Miss Preston's were created in cities as large as Baltimore and as small as Trenton.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland