afterward
Example Sentences
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He said afterward that he mistook the plastic fork for a weapon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"It's a precise guide for the surgeon during the operation, and then a targeted clean-up treatment afterward."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
At a press conference afterward, he didn’t directly answer reporters’ questions about how the Fed’s rate stance would reduce inflation as he promised.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The meeting was kept secret from the press, who only found out afterward, and no photos were made public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
