after a fashion

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, Rogers confided, the visitor would get her audience with Miss Pickford after all —after a fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

A solitary, bookish boy whose dreams came true, after a fashion, who proved that movies really can change your life — albeit in ways you can never quite plan on.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, true crime can be a passive teacher in the same way all entertainment is, after a fashion.

From Salon

She was working as a model in Manhattan when a friend arranged for them to meet the rock band after a fashion show, her legal documents say.

From BBC

It’s not writing, but after a fashion, it is creating.

From Los Angeles Times