How to Use aftermath in a Sentence

aftermath

noun

• The video footage of the aftermath filled me with fear.
  — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
• The episode starts with the Tika tribe in the aftermath of the vote to get out Sarah.
  — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
• Part of what makes the scene even funnier is the aftermath of it.
  — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
• In the next book, Tully tries to deal with the aftermath.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
• This was in the aftermath of the war, when the Israeli forces were deep in Syria.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
• But if the crackdown in the streets was familiar, the aftermath has been messier for the regime.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• Rather, it was forged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
  — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
• In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Arnn was speaking in dire terms.
  — Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• In the aftermath of the holidays, let books be your refuge.
  — Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
• Not that that’s what the Swifties are talking about in the aftermath of the announcement.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
• In the aftermath of the strikes, the streets of the Iranian capital were calm.
  — Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2024
• The defund the police movement gained traction in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd back in 2020.
  — Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2023
• The club was shut down in the aftermath of the shooting that killed five people and left dozens injured.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• In the aftermath of that meeting, Biden noted the need for the U.S. and China to avoid conflict.
  — Michael Lee, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
• Because Epic’s asking for those and a whole lot more in the aftermath of Epic v. Google.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
• Aside from the four girls, Robinson, 16, and Ware, 13, were the only two people to die in the aftermath of the attack that day.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2023
• But that's still going to tell us a whole lot more about the aftermath of this epochal impact.
  — Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2023
• In the aftermath of the quake, Arab officials met with Mr. al-Assad and sent planeloads of aid.
  — Edward Wong, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• The move would aim to speed cleanup in the aftermath of future disasters.
  — Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
• Threat level: Heat is deadly in the aftermath of storms, so think about ways to stay cool.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 30 July 2024
• That was evident in the aftermath of her death, and in the mass outpouring of grief.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
• Check in here for fresh updates on the outage and its aftermath.
  — WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
• Rounding out the pack is a letter about the aftermath of an affair.
  — Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2022
• In the aftermath of an event, there will be some things that are clear right away, such as which sessions were hits (and which were not).
  — Lisa Bennett, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Just how many recently freed slaves died in the aftermath of the Civil War is hard to say.
  — Dominique Janee, Scientific American, 2 Nov. 2023
• Many Americans are afraid of what the aftermath of the election could bring.
  — Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
• In the aftermath of the strike, rubble covered the school courtyard and blood covered the school staircase.
  — Anas Baba, NPR, 6 June 2024
• In Marysville’s downtown, the fire and its aftermath, Burroughs said, are just the latest test.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
• The television broadcast showed players wiping their eyes and coughing in the aftermath of the brawl.
  — Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
• One outcome — the kind that historians tend to expect in the aftermath of wars — was a change in the social dynamics and politics of race in this country.
  — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024