after all
adverb
1
: in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary : nevertheless
decided to take the train after all
didn't rain after all
2
: in view of all circumstances
literature which is after all only a special department of reading—
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Humans are flawed, after all, and Arpana appears to more easily yield to her desires for materialistic pleasure.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
And be sure to help get out the vote for your faves — after all, beauty is in the eye of (many) beholders!
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Yes, after all that emotionally draining, back-and-forth basketball, the Blue Hens and Seahawks still had to play one more game.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Xi, after all, has courted no ideological allies as powerful as the current president of the United States of America.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
And be sure to help get out the vote for your faves — after all, beauty is in the eye of (many) beholders!
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Yes, after all that emotionally draining, back-and-forth basketball, the Blue Hens and Seahawks still had to play one more game.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Xi, after all, has courted no ideological allies as powerful as the current president of the United States of America.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for after all
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20all. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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