ever after

idiom

old-fashioned

: from that time forward

She remembered him fondly ever after.

The fairy tale ended by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.

—the phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy tale

His biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.

Examples of ever after in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gizelle Bryant and Ashley Darby of The Real Housewives of Potomac, Shannon Beador of The Real Housewives of Orange County, and Luann de Lesseps of The Real Housewives of New York City jumped in for a chance at finding their happily ever after. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025

Cuevas also found his happily ever after, welcoming his first child with then-fiancée Aubrey Rainey in April 2021. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025

Seek them out to perhaps find your own happily ever after. —Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025

This breakout performance shatters stereotype in a complex embodiment of hilarity and heartbreak while providing a crisp look at the modern world’s obsession with money, class and power – and the elusive nature of happily ever after. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for ever after

• hereinafter
• thereinafter
• drafter
• laughter
• rafter
• hereafter
• thereafter