How to Use aftermath in a Sentence
aftermath
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The video footage of the aftermath filled me with fear.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
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The episode starts with the Tika tribe in the aftermath of the vote to get out Sarah.
—Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
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Part of what makes the scene even funnier is the aftermath of it.
—Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
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In the next book, Tully tries to deal with the aftermath.
—Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
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In the aftermath, the city continues to mourn the loss of such young lives.
—Rosana Hughes, ajc, 4 Dec. 2022
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This was in the aftermath of the war, when the Israeli forces were deep in Syria.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
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But if the crackdown in the streets was familiar, the aftermath has been messier for the regime.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
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Rather, it was forged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
—Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
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Six videos on YouTube show the aftermath of the murder, each with at least 100K views.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
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In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Arnn was speaking in dire terms.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
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In the aftermath of the holidays, let books be your refuge.
—Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
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Not that that’s what the Swifties are talking about in the aftermath of the announcement.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
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In the aftermath of the strikes, the streets of the Iranian capital were calm.
—Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2024
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The defund the police movement gained traction in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd back in 2020.
—Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2023
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The club was shut down in the aftermath of the shooting that killed five people and left dozens injured.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
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In the aftermath of that meeting, Biden noted the need for the U.S. and China to avoid conflict.
—Michael Lee, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
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The brothers were fired from the NSC by Trump in the aftermath of the impeachment trial.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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That page is still current and has regained strength in the aftermath of Fiona.
—Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2022
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Life is not a mere precursor to, but also the aftermath of, the void.
—Audrey Wollen, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
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Because Epic’s asking for those and a whole lot more in the aftermath of Epic v. Google.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
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Aside from the four girls, Robinson, 16, and Ware, 13, were the only two people to die in the aftermath of the attack that day.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
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But that's still going to tell us a whole lot more about the aftermath of this epochal impact.
—Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2023
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Sicknick was one of five people who died in the aftermath of Jan. 6.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2022
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In the aftermath of the quake, Arab officials met with Mr. al-Assad and sent planeloads of aid.
—Edward Wong, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
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The move would aim to speed cleanup in the aftermath of future disasters.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
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Threat level: Heat is deadly in the aftermath of storms, so think about ways to stay cool.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 30 July 2024
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That was evident in the aftermath of her death, and in the mass outpouring of grief.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
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That gap was nearly four times greater a decade ago, in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
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Many of us have been witness to the aftermath of a toddler being refused one of their many requests.
—Renee Winick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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The fate of Lupita Nyong’o’s home is still unknown in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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