after all
Example Sentences
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The easiest option isn’t the best one, after all.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Though he tells us the way he went, his title, after all, is “The Road Not Taken.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
One percent of $2 trillion, after all, is still $20 billion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
He had, after all, just taken Burnley down to the Championship.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
When the cookies were found to not be very good, Ryan said it was probably true that he made them after all.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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