How to Use aftershock in a Sentence

aftershock

noun

• The first aftershock came just minutes after the earthquake.
• And there are likely to be more aftershocks that are hard to anticipate this far in advance.
  — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 11 July 2018
• That could've been from aftershocks of the play, or from Cincinnati unable to adjust to his absence.
  — Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2018
• In the other, 30 years later, the sister of his friend who died of the illness grapples with the aftershocks of loss.
  — Time Staff, Time, 22 May 2018
• Significant aftershocks can occur within minutes or hours of the main shock, so remain aware of your surroundings.
  — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 July 2018
• But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries.
  — Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
• The consequences of her reign—and the aftershocks of the battle of Solway Moss—would reverberate for centuries.
  — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2024
• Since then, the family has set up a tent in the street out of fear of more aftershocks.
  — Ghaith Alsayed, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• As time goes on, the USGS said, the number of aftershocks drops off.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 July 2019
• The earthquake was followed by at least nine aftershocks in the next few hours.
  — Jim Carlton, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
• Jones said aftershocks from the new main quake could occur for three years.
  — Brady McCombs, The Denver Post, 5 July 2019
• Every time things start to cool down, some aftershock comes and reminds them of the same fear.
  — Brianna Milord, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2021
• Thousands of small homes have been battered by the quakes and more than 200 aftershocks.
  — Ben Otto, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2018
• There were, there was one last Thursday too, and then there were two aftershocks.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
• The aftershock came late in the first quarter of the Magic-Spurs game and play was not affected.
  — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 6 July 2019
• Heavy snowfall and the more than 1,000 aftershocks raised the danger of more landslides.
  — Yuri Kageyama, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2024
• Lesly and his family had slept in the streets until the aftershocks stopped.
  — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
• Authorities have warned residents of possible strong aftershocks.
  — Washington Post, 19 June 2018
• Many had slept there since Saturday, fearing the aftershocks that have rolled through the city.
  — Yaqoob Akbary, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• The Ridgecrest earthquake and aftershocks struck at the Little Lake fault zone.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 July 2019
• The quake was followed one minute later by a 3.9 aftershock.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2021
• Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, hit within less than an hour in the same region at the same depth.
  — Danica Coto, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
• The earthquake was an aftershock of the 7.1 earthquake that struck just north of Anchorage more than two years ago.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2021
• And a subsequent aftershock on Friday added to the toll.
  — Sasha Warren, Scientific American, 24 June 2022
• The vast majority of the aftershocks are too small to feel, Bellini said.
  — Rachel D'oro, The Seattle Times, 5 Dec. 2018
• Experts say the aftershocks could continue for a week — some may not be felt.
  — CBS News, 25 Sep. 2019
• In the first three weeks, there were 20 aftershocks of magnitude 6.0 or higher.
  — Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2019
• But the aftershock of being fired from his own band via email haunts the EP's most powerful moments.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
• Alia Wong: The aftershocks of the pandemic keep coming.
  — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
• The earthquake was not an aftershock, said Stephen Holtkamp, a researcher at the earthquake center.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024