soon after

Example Sentences

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On Sunday the booms started, and the horns came soon after.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

But as the tide went out on tech stocks, the dot-com bubble bust soon after, and a series of major corporate governance scandals surfaced—Enron being the most prominent—my research felt pertinent again.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Wall Street Journal spoke to Smith soon after he rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Len Ikitau's try put Exeter in front soon after the break before he set up Woodburn for his second score 11 minutes later.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

But after Henry died, it was as if some thread which bound us had been abruptly severed, and soon after we began to drift apart.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt