after a fashion

Example Sentences

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Alice gives him a lift to camp; they banter and flirt after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

So do we, the Poors, after a fashion.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

She was working as a model in Manhattan when a friend arranged for them to meet the rock band after a fashion show, her legal documents say.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

“When he was excited, he was excited,” said Ford, who told me that he sometimes got a four-page letter on hotel stationery slipped under his door after a fashion show.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2022

The Party histories might still be true, after a fashion; they might even be completely true.

From "1984" by George Orwell