afterward

Example Sentences

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Shortly afterward, White House officials held a meeting to discuss how to respond and security researchers began testing Amazon’s claims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

At a press conference afterward, officials stressed that even though coastal Southern California is not expected to have an exceptionally dangerous fire season, they are doing everything they can to protect Californians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

If the company insists that this is a separate problem, ask them to explain why a toilet that functioned one way before the repair and another way immediately afterward should attract a second diagnostic fee.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But in a post on X afterward, he called the story “fake news on steroids.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Soon afterward, when German submarines attacked more American ships, the United States entered the war.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield