How to Use afterward in a Sentence

afterward

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• He found out about it long afterward.
• Afterward, she got a promotion.
• My mom almost always calls me afterward to report on the game.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
• Harris was not present for the speech but met with Netanyahu afterward.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
• Henry wasn’t happy about the call on the field, and made his feelings known afterward.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
• Running it can be miserable in the moment, but thoughts about it change as the months go by afterward.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Dec. 2022
• Still, the mood afterward was one of frustration, not elation.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• Not long afterward, in the manner of all good treasure-hunting stories, the gang fell apart.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
• He was listed as questionable on the injury report afterward.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2022
• The disappointment ran deep for many who woke up hours ahead of the race’s 5 a.m. start time to set up, worked until the last runner cleared the finish line and helped clean up afterward.
  — Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
• But a record number of cases soon afterward prompted many major cities to confine millions at home, crushing hopes of a gradual reopening.
  — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2022
• Southgate, as was to be expected, seemed unruffled afterward by the intimation that his team had lacked ambition.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• As Dinwiddie said afterward, a loss in Milwaukee Bucks on the second game of a back-to-back in and of itself is not surprising.
  — Dallas News, 27 Nov. 2022
• Shortly afterward, a second substation was attacked in West End, and outages spread to the greater majority of the county.
  — USA Today, 5 Dec. 2022
• Junior outside linebacker Nick Herbig, who sat out the first half because of the targeting call and finished with four tackles, could barely speak afterward.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022
• Patients can resume their daily lives almost immediately afterward, as the swelling typically goes down after only two weeks.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Dec. 2022
• Siegel and Pecoraro had been engaged for eight years and were planning a quaint ceremony at his mother's home in Boynton Beach with a large dinner afterward.
  — Katherine Kokal, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022
• Several dancers were injured, including 64-year-old Betty Streng, comatose for five days afterward with a double skull fracture.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• Not long afterward, the Nicaraguan government barred Trujillo from entering the country again.
  — Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024