afterwards

Example Sentences

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"You're not really surprised that they have involvement in the judicial system afterwards as they grow up into adults."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Asked about his emotions afterwards, the head coach couldn't contain them.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

That contest is expected in mid-June at the earliest, meaning any formal leadership challenge is likely to be triggered afterwards.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

She suffered a third-degree tear during a forceps delivery and her first episode of incontinence soon afterwards - but was discharged home without support.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He was in the service of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, a Catholic, and the terrible pan-European conflict afterwards known as the Thirty Years War was just beginning.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton