How to Use aftereffect in a Sentence
aftereffect
noun-
Chief among its aftereffects is a boost to Trump’s victimhood persona.
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024 -
Equifax is still dealing with the aftereffects of the breach.
— Ken Sweet, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018 -
Then there’s the aftereffects: Running a marathon can hurt in the days that follow.
— Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 July 2023 -
And that was when the aftereffects of the 2008 crash and the recession were still very much in evidence.
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019 -
Nepal is still dealing with the aftereffects of the earthquake last year.
— National Geographic, 15 Apr. 2016 -
Although the aftereffects of the heavy time spent on the road are seen in a road record of 7-20-7, the remaining schedule is the payoff.
— Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2023 -
Decades later, even with much of the cleanup complete, the aftereffects haunt the region.
— Michael Phillis and Jim Salter, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023 -
Some New Yorkers reveled in the aftereffect of the nor’easter.
— Winnie Hu and Nate Schweber, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018 -
People spoke of the wonder of the medium spicy version, though I was warned about the... aftereffects.
— Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 16 Mar. 2020 -
The storms and their aftereffects already have forced cruise lines to cancel or adjust dozens of sailings, and more changes are in the works.
— Gene Sloan, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017 -
Those brown needles could be an aftereffect of drought as trees are still trying to cope.
— Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 30 Mar. 2018 -
The book is, in part, a strict recreation of both her sister Liliana and the aftereffects of Liliana's murder in 1990.
— Scott Hocker, theweek, 22 May 2024 -
The aftereffects of Hoover’s death dragged the team to a slow start last season, leading to the end of Shane’s six-year run as the series driver champion.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2019 -
Last year’s supply was dinged by the aftereffects of red tide and Hurricane Michael.
— Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2019 -
All of them continue to feel the aftereffects of missing wages stemming from Covid-19 job loss or pay cuts.
— Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 -
According to Hinch, Bregman still felt the aftereffects of being hit by a pitch in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Orioles.
— Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019 -
Most of the creatures aren't killed from the direct impact, but from the aftereffects, which include heat, radiation, and dust that clouds out the sun.
— National Geographic, 9 Feb. 2016 -
Injuries were a major theme in 2019, and their aftereffect will be felt next season.
— James Wagner, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2019 -
Some of the most haunting passages in Underland invoke the history of Paris and the aftereffects of the White War in the early part of the 20th century.
— Tobias Carroll, Longreads, 20 June 2019 -
But the aftereffects of that decade of pain were considerable.
— Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 -
Far worse than the physical aftereffects are the mental ones.
— Rachel Stuhler, Cosmopolitan, 21 Aug. 2017 -
For a decade of rape and the lifelong aftereffects, Miller is asking for $25 million, the impact of which could be both practical and profound.
— Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 -
As the world shakes off the aftereffects of a global pandemic, some of the biggest artists on earth have undertaken tours.
— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 11 July 2023 -
However, the aftereffects and the remnant can persist for much longer.
— Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024 -
Like the older movements, the current one is likely to be the subject of decades of research into its origins, its aims and its aftereffects.
— Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 May 2024 -
These aftereffects of trauma go a long way toward explaining why women are not able to get ahead in the workplace.
— Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2017 -
But the aftereffects of surgery and radiation plagued her.
— Ann Neumann, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019 -
Zorn said last summer that the grocery store had been feeling the aftereffects of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the pressures of rising food costs, staffing and theft.
— Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Decades of bloody aftereffects followed in all three countries.
— Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 18 May 2017 -
Eleven years removed from the strokes, Corporal continues to deal with the aftereffects.
— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
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