afterward

Example Sentences

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The center fielder stood only a few feet from Adell when this one occurred and did not make himself available for comment afterward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In Los Angeles, for example, the earliest sunrise occurs before the solstice, while the latest sunset takes place afterward.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

A few weeks afterward, I saw him golfing again and realized the friendship had quietly ended.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The abolition law of 1794 was pushed through despite, not because of, Robespierre, and soon afterward he accused his former friends of having passed a decree “whose likely result was the loss of our colonies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

First, how does one explain Hamilton’s obviously sincere conviction, delivered to Hosack and Pendleton in the boat afterward, that he had never fired his pistol?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis