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

Certainly not, and the Incorrigibles could do all those things, after a fashion.

From Literature

Ultimately, Rogers confided, the visitor would get her audience with Miss Pickford after all —after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

A solitary, bookish boy whose dreams came true, after a fashion, who proved that movies really can change your life — albeit in ways you can never quite plan on.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, true crime can be a passive teacher in the same way all entertainment is, after a fashion.

From Salon