afterward

Example Sentences

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Scores increased from an average of 2.37 before the retreat to 3.02 afterward.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

In the Michigan sentiment survey last month, those surveyed before the war started were much more positive about the economy, and expected much less inflation, than those surveyed afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The controversy intensified as attention turned to how the remarks were handled afterward.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“My class starts in fourteen minutes. It’s an hour long, and afterward we'll go out to eat.”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee