after a fashion
Example Sentences
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You may be surprised to hear that Congress is getting serious, after a fashion, about Social Security reform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But even if we’re meant to view our woolly antagonists as sheeple, after a fashion, “The Sheep Detectives” culminates on an optimistic note for both the four-legged and the two.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
Alice gives him a lift to camp; they banter and flirt after a fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
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
The Party histories might still be true, after a fashion; they might even be completely true.
From "1984" by George Orwell
