thereafter

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Shortly thereafter, agents saw two men exit Buy 4 Less with heavy boxes and load them into a second truck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

For decades thereafter, though, people who knew them well made the war pictures.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But shortly thereafter the rally began to sputter, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Quickly thereafter, two drugmakers filed an emergency motion asking the Supreme Court for a stay to allow time for an appeal, which was granted for one week.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

His avid sons thereafter dividing up the property by lot gave me a wretched portion, a poor house.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer