How to Use afterward in a Sentence

afterward

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• He found out about it long afterward.
• Afterward, she got a promotion.
• Our tester was able to sleep comfortably on a long car ride and a train ride and said her neck was pain-free afterward.
  — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
• Then grab a pint afterward, hopefully with someone who’ll still talk to you.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
• But Keaontay Ingram scored on a two-yard run soon afterward.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
• Our overall winner is a do-it-all type of kitchen tool, excelling in all of our tests and cleaning up nicely afterward.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
• She was taken to the police station afterward and later released to her mother.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
• In the days afterward, a staggering number of climbers reached the top of that mountain to complete new records on the 14 peaks.
  — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
• Days afterward, the play continued to resonate within the program.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Oct. 2022
• The ionosphere measured by phones in that area showed a clear spike in activity followed by a quick depletion afterward.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
• In the centuries afterward, Portugal would go on to enslave more than 5 million Africans.
  — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
• Gregson remembered fumbling an onside kick that could have cost Foley a win and Smith’s reaction afterward.
  — Jimmy Wigfield, al, 19 Oct. 2022
• But there is little routine monitoring afterward, officials said.
  — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
• The Venice Film Festival premiere that came shortly afterward—and at which Pugh declined to do press—was a chamber drama all its own.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2022
• Ultimately, leadership conflicts are never truly beneficial—even if teams go through them and perform well afterward.
  — Igor Ryabenkiy, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
• Just don’t leave the news on afterward to break the spell.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Dec. 2022
• Less than one minute afterward, the Dali struck the bridge.
  — Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• At the lavish ball afterward, the trio stalks the crowd to choose their meals.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
• Brennan said afterward that both plays were tough because of the way the sky looked at the time.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
• For decades afterward, searchers explored the North Atlantic for the ship’s wreck on the ocean floor.
  — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 19 June 2023
• The term refers to fights among friends who agree to remain friends afterward.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2023
• Ferrer said the driver tried to flee afterward, but the group stopped him.
  — CBS News, 10 May 2023
• There were plenty of smiles on the Celtics’ bench afterward.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
• For the first three years afterward, my husband stood by me.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2024
• Then, for months afterward, the NIF team failed to replicate the results.
  — Time, 13 Dec. 2022
• At some point afterward, the full House would vote on the nominee.
  — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2023
• Shortly afterward, an air raid siren went off in the city.
  — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
• My chest might have looked like a miniature quilt of puffy blobs for a day or two afterward.
  — Alice Hart-Davis, ELLE, 20 Apr. 2023
• As of now, more than half of them will receive diplomas through the mail afterward.
  — Kendall Hyde, The Enquirer, 5 May 2023
• But shortly afterward, a man walked up to Reels and ripped up her flier right in front of her.
  — The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024