afterward

Example Sentences

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The Sharks traveled to games on long bus rides and, with a practically nonexistent hotel budget, often rode home right afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Human activity at the site actually increased afterward, along with signs of new technological innovations.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Darda pointed out that the last time this happened, the S&P 500 skittered to the edge of bear-market territory shortly afterward.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

There’ll be plenty to entertain in between cheering, even if you’re just a spectator, and the real party starts afterward, anyway, with a DJ, food and drinks, and rubbing elbows with fellow and superstar participants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The three discovered long afterward that they all had the feeling that there was a fourth.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong