afterwards
Example Sentences
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"If he comes out alive, the wedding will take place afterwards," his father told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
She said she fled the car afterwards and hid in some bushes.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl said that any expansion has to be designed with disabled people and accessibility organisations from the start and "not bolted on afterwards".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Ola Jordan won the Open Polish Championship in 1999 when she was 17 years old and became James' dance partner shortly afterwards in March 2000.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
First we are soldiers and afterwards, in a strange and shamefaced fashion, individual men as well.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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